Hi
I use my Apple TV box, controlled by my phone or Apple TV remote, to stream HD movies via WiFi. No issues at all with buffering.
I can watch 4K channels on my TV with the TV connected to the Virgin Tivo box via HDMI cable and the box connected to the router via ethernet. No issues at all with buffering.
I have occasionally streamed music from the iTunes library on my phone to the DAC via airplay. No issues at all with buffering.
If I use the Qobuz desktop app on my Mac to stream music to the DAC from upstairs it does do perfectly while allowing me to view all related artist info/visuals, and the time progress slider works fine also. No issues at all with buffering.
In a nutshell, all of the apps on all of the devices/computers I possess which I use to stream high resolution music and high definition movies work perfectly over my WiFi network regardless of where I am in the house. Except…? Yup, you’ve guessed it. Roon.
Regarding connecting the Mac to the router via ethernet, I need my system to work with the current setup, and it is not an option to connect the Mac to the router permanently, as it is in a study and both my wife and I work on it at different times. If I was to cart it downstairs and connect it to the router via ethernet for a trial period, even if I found that there were no playback issues I wouldn’t be able to keep it in that position permanently for both aesthetic and practical reasons. We have WiFi so we don’t have to connect everything by cables, do we not?
I like what Roon does very much, but I would expect an app that cost as much as it does to perform over a WiFi network in a small house like mine every bit as well as other apps, some subscription some free, that perform similar or identical tasks perfectly In this environment. That fact that it does not is disappointing and frustrating in equal measure, and I feel that while you have tried to assist me I, my enjoyment of your app remains somewhat limited.
Regards
Alan