Genuinely question. If you want something with a modern high performance processor what options do you have that also include a jack?

If they were passive speakers being powered through the cables and an amplifier wouldn’t the additional impedance of the cable result in a (probably imperceptible) reduction on volume? I agree it wouldn’t effect the waveform, and thus, the quality of the sound though.

I’m very curious what kind of content is available on your jellyfin instance. I also noticed these services might be somewhat high bandwidth and I’m wondering if that costs you much