How would Cambridge Audio MXN10 fit into my Roon system?

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I’m using a 2018 Mac Mini as a Roon server and an SOtM sMS-200 Neo streamer (via wired ethernet) into a Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus. I sometimes get annoying dropouts and I wondered if the “Roon ready” Cambridge MXN10 might offer a more stable connection, but I’m confused about how it would function for what I need. I saw a Cambridge rep talking on YouTube about using it to replace a computer server, but I don’t understand what he means. Isn’t the streamer used as an endpoint, feeding into the DAC (or using its own internal DAC)? Here’s the way my system is set up now:

In home office: 20 TB external hard drive with ALAC/FLAC music library files, connected via USB to >

MacMini running Roon. Ethernet out to >

Cable/FIOS/broadband router (from Ziply Fiber). Ethernet out to >

SOtM sMS-200 Neo streamer (in living room). USB Audio out to >

Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus DAC. RCA analog cables out to >

AUX/TAPE inputs of vintage audio amps (McIntosh C28/M2505, Sansui AU-4900, Marantz 2275).

Would the MXN10 make sense to streamline/strengthen the signal path here, or is there some other set-up that would make more sense? Thanks…

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Yes, you are correct. This is exactly what it would do.
The dropouts you experience could have all sorts of causes, maybe even as simple as a faulty cable.