Hey @David_Furry we greatly appreciate your patience while you waited for us to respond to your post! 
We wanted to check in and see if you were still experiencing issues with static and skipping of tracks when attempting to play music in Roon?
If the issue is still ongoing, could you please provide a brief description of your current setup using this link as a guide?
Make sure to describe your network configuration/topology, including any networking hardware currently in use, so we can have a clear understanding of how your devices are communicating.
Sometimes static and skipping of tracks can occur when you’re using a wireless connection on the endpoints - if you’re using WiFi, could you try connecting your devices via a wired connection as a test?
Thanks so much!