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I switched because Windows increasingly feels like it is not mine to use control and configure as I see fit. Functions and “features” are intrusive things that Microsoft wants, not me. They make it harder and harder to strip their bullshit out. Apparently I’m not the customer anymore but they still want me to pay for it.

Linux only ever does exactly what I want with total control, for free. It’s damn near perfect.

Ok. This helps. Didn’t know you were going for the 4410s. Those are still wired, using RJ45 with POE.

These too are cable only, and if you want wifi to your server, your endpoints will need to be POE capable. As an example, you can’t use RPi as the endpoint unless each endpoint also gets a POE capable hub, or skip the RPi and just use multiple POE capable computers. (Reminder that these are still low power devices at 30W for POE+).

A preferred approach would be a NAS for storage, and small light powered headless computer as a server. Then if doing these genelecs everywhere, use a single very good POE+ hub and run POE+ cables from a central location being mindful of cable length limitations.

If doing wifi with these speakers, you’ll need endpoints that are POE+ capable for each room. Either bigger computers or small 'puters with powered POE+ hubs.

Either way, the pipewire implementation of AES67 was designed for wired only and is fairly new. Doing wireless is begging for trouble and is experimental at best for the moment. Audio in linux is not a particularly strong suit, though it is finally getting some interest.

What does your setup actually look like?

A linux box running a music server, then over wifi to what?

The Genelecs are RJ45 for control only with their controller or calibration mike system. Audio input is XLR in either analogue or AES/EBU. What is your endpoint for the Genelecs?

Edit: For example, I run a roon server over wifi to RPi4 endpoints that plug into amps then speakers via HDMI or hats.

I’ll double the Beelink recco. Using a SER5 for a few years now as dual boot windows and linux as an HTPC. Zero issues with PC at 4k and 5.1. My only issue is Dirac doesn’t support linux, but that is neither here nor there.

As for the broken wifi thing, I had this happen to me on a recent mint install earlier this year. The solution was to plug in a ethernet cable and update, then wifi worked again and forever since.