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@hjdca 

"5 volt Linear power supply to the eero mesh node connected to your streamer"

My understanidn after testing and speaking with Eero tech support that a 5 Volt LPS will not work with any Eero router. It works for a while then stops working. Question. You are able to use a LPS with a Eero router? Is the LPS USB C ? Thanks Perhaps I am not uderstanidn your set up...

Reading posts on this forum I am coming to the conclusion that digital component design is rife with poor engineering decisions.

About 10^20 bytes of data are moved thousands of miles over the internet, error free (after  error correction).

The process of converting the digital representation of our music to analog should not depend on the last few feet of Cat5/6/7/8 cable or the RJ45 connector.

The engineering problem is to present 16/24 bit words (or bits for DSD) to the DAC chip with the correct timing, and to suppress and EMI, RFI or other noise to prevent its reaching the audio circuitry.  Opto-isolators (e.g.) can operate a 10MHz or better (even 150MHz) and a Schmitt trigger can clean up a pretty ragged wave into a clean edged waveform.  Buffers can store the data and OCXO parts with femto-second jitter levels are available off the shelf to strobe the data into the DAC's chip(s).

I am not suggesting that this is trivial to implement but I believe that Esoteric have come, if not to perfection, so close, that the front end components have little if any effect on sound quality when using async USB.

I am not denying that changes to front end stuff (switches, cables etc.) can affect SQ, I am saying that DACs should (and in my experience can) be engineered to be essentially insensitive to noise and jitter. 

I think a similar argument applies to power cords.

Interconnects and speaker cables, carrying audio signals are a different story and do affect SQ obviously.

Easy to agree with your logic @retiredaudioguy .  However I find better power cables do make a difference with high quality components...many manufacturers do not even include a cheapo plug anymore.   And while great digital components do make a big improvement, I still find front end tweeks still contribute...just my opinion but I hear it.  

@richardnyc2 

Richard, to answer your question, I am using a LKS Model:LPS-25-USB, 5 volt 25 watt linear power supply with my eero 6+.  The LPS has both DC and USB dual output.  I use a 2.5mm DC audiophile cable with a USB-C adapter to power one eero mesh node, and I use the USB output with a lightening cable to charge my IPAD when I need it.   The power supply never even gets warm.  The eero 6+ mesh node is also cool and feels like the same temperature as the other eero 6+ mesh nodes with the standard switching power supply.  I have been using the eero 6+ mesh node with the LPS  like that for about 10 months so far with no issues.   Here are some pics.

I just got back from Best Buy & picked up a j5create - USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter to go from my PT-Link with the LHY battery lps to my Wiim Ultra. Now I can hear the difference from my home wifi this morning & now. Definitely a change for the positive. Better separation, enhanced top end & more defined base.

Yesterday I was ready to throw in the towel. Now I see why this was a good choice by many in our community. No where the hell is my Aero? lol