Thanks so much for the recommendation. It's perfect in every way except the price is higher than I'd prefer. Something under $2K would be ideal. I may end up with this if I can't find a more economical option.

Anyone have a recommendation of a good amp pairing for Auteur Classic that comes with a remote? somewhere under $2K? Tube or SS?

So it seems the advice to switch out the Bifrost 2 was bang on! I moved my Jot2 over to my main 2channel system, which includes a Denafrips Venus 2 DAC. Problem solved! - Thanks @Tshiknn for the prompt. I'm sure I can still do much better than the Jot, so I'm thinking of finding a new headamp...

Oh man - now I wonder if I need to replace BOTH Schiit pieces! I just want a simple setup to hear my Auteurs at their best. This hobby really is a killer.

I have updated my Auteurs to Classic and am using them with a Schiit stack - Bifrost 2 and Jotunheim 2. They don't sound good at all to me. Congested. No clarity. Compressed and lacking dynamics. I also have a pair of Hifiman Arya Stealth that sound very good. I just compared Kid A on both and...

I am only using streaming apps. And as for the issue being confined to "few certain routers", my router is an ISP router that half of Canada uses. So it's just bad development on your part, sir.

So it's been 5 months since this post and I went ahead and purchased the M6U 'assuming' this wouldn't be an issue on my network. Well it is. I am running a 5G WPA2 network using my ISPs router (Bell Canada GigaHub). Speedtest shows 400Mbps on my iPhone and iPad, but just 4 on my M6U. Streaming...