Question for Weiss 501 Owners

Thanks mclinn, appreciated 

Guess i better plug mine in.im motivated now😃

I have a Weiss DAC501-MkII and use the Roon and Qobuz Connect service endpoints it exposes on its own ethernet input. 

I have a WiiM Pro to use on the rare occasion I want to stream an Airplay2 source (like YouTube on my laptop) to the dac. When I tried using it as a streamer for Roon/QC via a 75Ω coax connection to the 501 it sounded awful, like someone threw a carpet over my speakers, by comparison to using the 501 alone. And the WiiM Pro is hardwired to an ethernet switch.

My dealer told me some of their 501 customers who have decent Lumin streamers discovered the DAC sounds better without a streamer on the front. 

I've been using an Antipodes S-series server/renderer/reclocker stack with S60 power supply for the past few years into a few good DACs, and finally landed a Weiss 501 mk II DAC a couple of months ago and connected it right up to the Antipodes stack without trying the onboard streaming function of the Weiss 501.

With that lack of A vs B comparison of streaming options having been assessed, I will say I love the sound and have no interest in experimenting with the onboard Weiss streaming function. I have the two connected via AES/EBU and the sound is amazing in my setup that includes a BAT VK-33SE preamp, Atmasphere Class D monoblocks, and Raidho X1.6 monitors. 

Good luck and enjoy your journey!