Router for Audio Streaming

Update:  Two routers ordered on Amazon Prime:  Asus AX5400 (conventional) and TP-Link X60 3-pack. The Asus based on specs and highest rated reviews on Amazon.  The TP-Link based on specs and several endorsements here.

The Asus is here and the TP-Link is due here tomorrow.  Once it's here I will try first the factory reset and firmware update on the current Netgear.  If successful (kind of doubt it) both news ones go back.  If not successful I have yet to decide which new one to try first.  If the first new one works, the other new one goes back.  If the first new one does not work it goes back and we try the second one.  If that one does not work either (unlikely I think) it also goes back and we're back to the drawing board...

@yoramguy1 it'll be interesting to hear how you get on but i'm still a bit puzzled why you're focusing so much attention on the Router as a solution. Will your router still be connected to lots of other devices on the network? or are you planning to use if exclusively for your Streaming set up, eg, with ethernet coming in and one cable going out to the streamer.

Hello @teknorob23 ,

Please refer to my original post. I am focusing on the router because it is broken. Everything else is fine. I am simply inquiring whether there is obvious opportunity for any sound quality improvement in case I need to replace it.

I have fine and stable sound with wifi streaming, no drops or buffering issues. I am just no longer able to control my router, that's what this is all about.

I intend to use the repaired or new router exactly the same way I use it now - through wifi and with all other current wifi devices. I have 10 or 11 wifi devices on the network including at most one smart TV concurrently with the streamer. No gaming or cameras. We have one desktop connected to the router via ethernet for my wife's business (zoom-type sessions). If I decide to use the Asus it will be connected to the desktop via the priority (gaming) port.

If you end up trying more than one, it will be interesting to hear if you not a difference.

You were offered a better route to stream not using wi-fi but using a hard connection, you refuse to accept this advice. This is an audio forum and you will be given the best way to go.