hualon Wrote: > I run my Slim Server on one computer (Mac Mini) and I store all of my > lossless files on my server on the same network (P3 500, 512MB RAM). > > If I attempt to stream the uncompressed files out to my SB1, I > experience a weird network problem that I'm not sure how to pinpoint. > > The traffic flow works like this: > > 1. Mac Mini receives data at 150KB/s or so but drops out down to zero > every 30 seconds or so (the graph looks like a spiky mountain range). > > 2. Mac Mini rebroadcasts the data out to the SB1 at a consistent > 150KB/s or so. > > The effect is that there's an audio dropout when I play lossless files > that coincides with the dropout in the receive rate on the Mac Mini. > > If instead I stream the same files from my server into iTunes directly, > I have no trouble whatsoever so I'm therefore assuming that I have one > of the following problems: > > 1. Mac Mini network card is not very good at full duplex traffic. > > 2. Slim Server has no way of pre-caching the files itself, so it > depends entirely on the buffer in the SB1. > > Is anyone with a wired (or wireless) SB1 actually capable of streaming > full size lossless files (FLAC or Apple Lossless) without audio > dropouts?
I found it impossible to play a dropless wireless stream in iTunes on my Mac. I experienced periodic dropouts very similar to what you are describing. There is a HUGE thread on Apple's support pages regarding dropouts with AirPort Express. I suspect all these problems are related. Apparently Apple, wireless and music don't mix. -- jonheal ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19286 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
