Eversolo T8

I have had a T8 for several months now, and so far it has been a rock-solid performer that feeds a nice clean digital stream into my Yggdrasil+ DAC. I like the remote as well.

I use Roon for almost everything, so I haven't taken much advantage of the T8's built-in Tidal and Qobuz clients, or any of its other stuff; it's solely working as a Roon endpoint for me, and doing a fine job of it.

This is after having the HiFi Rose fancy jobber (over $5K) that broke down after less than 2 weeks -- necessitating a return to Crutchfield for a full return.

I just purchased a gigabit ethernet-fiber converter, SFP modules, and patch cables. $50 on Amazon. I think it makes a difference. Give it a try. 

SFP Modules https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BP6MX14?ref_=ppx_hzod_title_dt_b_fed_asin_title_0_0&th=1

Ethernet/Fiber Converter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003CFATL0?ref_=ppx_hzod_title_dt_b_fed_asin_title_0_1&th=1

Fiber Patch Cables https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQ6RV49D?ref_=ppx_hzod_title_dt_b_fed_asin_title_0_2&th=1

I’ve had the T8 and the Z10 for about 3 months hard wired with Ethernet with zero issues.  I second the comments on the interface and build quality. Likewise, I agree Quobuz connect is preferred to the app on the T8.  Roon works very well on it as well.  This is one of the few streamers I found that allows me to have the SiriusXM app on it, which, for me is important. I wish you the best with your time with it and hope you find it works well.  
 

Maybe the best thing I can say about it:  I don’t even think about it, it just works and I get to enjoy the music I love. 
 

PS: @jbhiller thanks for posting those links, I may very well try your set up out. 

While my setup is a little different than yours jbhiller, I agree using the fiber optic SFP module is the way to go.  I was using wifi for months before trying SFP and while it sounded very good then, it sounds fantastic now.  The biggest difference I observed is in detail and image retrieval.  So much so I am now listing a lot more.  Turning off the WiFi hardware in the T8 probably accounts for this improvement along with severing any electrical connection to the network (no ethernet).  

Do make sure you disable WIFI in the networking menu.