PasTim;630444 Wrote: > I tried the Touch connected via one switch to the PC, with short (2m) > cables. The problem was unchanged, so I do not believe it's the > network. Given the visible load on the PC CPU(s) is below 5%, disc > utilisation is very low, and I turned off all security software, I > think it's the Touch rather than the server, but I can't prove it. Any > ideas as to how I might do so? > > If anyone looked at my network traffic files did they reveal anything? > > I wish I could use 7.6. However, I use Custom Browse and Custom Scan > plugins all the time. One issue with 7.6 is that every time SB starts, > the CPU load goes to 50% for an hour or three at a time and is > unusable. I need these plugins. With them SB is a joy to use. > Without them it's a pain. I don't usually play 'albums', so much as > 'works', and want to choose between several versions of each. These > plugins make it really easy to do. I often can't recall which 'album' > a 'work' is on, so the plugins really suit my needs. Unfortunately the > change in database means the plugins work less than perfectly at > present. The designer is well aware of this but is not willing to > commit his time and energy to modifying them until 7.6 is a non-beta > reality, and who can blame him.
This raises a very important issue that you may wish to consider (I certainly spent a long time pondering on this): I decided 2 years ago that I would never become totally dependent on any plugin that I couldn't maintain myself if I HAD to. Plugins are supported on a best efforts basis and the very complex ones such as Custom Browse/Scan need expert support. They can and will break and there are no guarantees for future support. I do NOT want to be locked into an old version of SBS. The only 2 plugins I rely on are MusicIP integration and Inguz, both of which have latent issues. I have a (radical) backout plan for Inguz - which I only use on 1 player anyway. I don't have a suitable fallback for MIP. I stopped using Custom Browse/Scan for this reason - although I believe Erland will remediate them at some point. I think you should formulate a plan for the future. Going back to your immediate issue; you have eliminated your network as a problem, but not the server. Your reported problem with the wavin plugin makes me very suspicious of your server...especially as the common thread appears to be PCM streaming... Seem you are down to 2 possibilities: 1) Something wrong with your server 2) a problem with 7.5.x (on either the server or Touch or both. Just as a TEST - try installing 7.6, disable the custom browse/scan plugins and see if the rebuffering goes away. I appreciate this isn't a fix for your problem - you need Erland for that. I can't think of anything else to try at the moment. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Belden Digital,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables Stax4070+SRM7/II phones Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84742 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
