I sometimes used to use Devialet AIR from a MacBook Pro up to 24/192. I now basically just have ethernet from modem to Roon server (Innuos) and then an ethernet cable direct from the server to the Devialet streaming card, then no wires inside the Devialet until the speaker terminals. So whilst there are only three cables from the modem to the speaker inputs, one reason why I admire the Dutch & Dutch 8c is that with Roon onboard you literally only need one ethernet connection from modem to the ethernet input of the 8c speaker. There is of course another cable linking the two speakers.
The single objective in my system up to the speakers is rejection of mains or external noise. From the modem to speakers is a total of 3m of ethernet, 25m of fibre optic and 3m of Townshend Isolda speaker cable, the latter being a design focused on noise rejection (they’ve been making it for 40 years). It also has ultra-low inductance. The Roon server has a medical grade mains filter and runs at a peak of 15w, compared to 85w peak for MacBook pro and Mac mini. It is probably overkill, but it is fed by a Shunyata Delta NR cable from a Shunyata Venom mains filter.
For all the money people spend on amplifiers, DACs, etc., I have no idea why they don’t use audio-optimised servers. They’ve been around as long as streaming. In 10 years of streaming I’ve never used a computer. Even if you want to use something like Dirac, there are optimised devices that host it.