Re: [slim] Slimp3 plays at half speed?
I wouldn't normally resurrect a thread this old, but after nearly 4 years of having my SLIMP3 sitting idle in a cupboard, I dug it out once more & managed to identify the cause of it's slow playback speed - figured others may find the info useful. The clue was from this post from Slim Devices' own Sean Adams, back in 2003 which mentioned dry joints as a possible cause. I'd originally looked over my slimp3 & not found any obvious problems, but after a closer inspection (with a big magnifying glass), I found that 2 pins on what I guess is a timing oscillator chip were indeed lifted away from the board - I was able to verify this as the cause by temporarily using a small piece of foam to gently push down on the chip to reconnect the pins - hey presto, the playback speed is now correct. I'll solder a more permanent fix later. See the attached image for the location of the lifted pins. 15045 +---+ |Filename: slimp3_dry_joint_note_s.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15045| +---+ silentrunning's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34099 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70965 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimp3 plays at half speed?
funkstar;481929 Wrote: > What files are you playing? Are they MP3? Anything else will be > transcoded to MP3 by the server for playback as the SliMP3 only supports > MP3. > > Are the files anything other than 16bit 44.1khz? this could have an > effect on playback speed.Just various mp3 files from my collection & radio > streams offered by slimserver. Everything is 44.1khz, but I'm not sure what you mean by 16 bit in terms of an mp3? I've played files with both VBR & CBR settings between 128kbps-320kbps & also tried setting bitrate limiting down to the lowest setting of 64kbps, but everything still plays s-l-o-w-l-y. :( -- silentrunning silentrunning's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34099 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70965 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Slimp3 plays at half speed?
Hello all, I recently acquired a slimp3 unit (one of the early, caseless ones with the Sony remote) - it powers up, grabs a DCHP address & connects to a server without any issues, but seems to play everything (mp3 files & radio streams) at the wrong speed - akin to playing a 78 rpm record at 33 1/3 rpm (for those that remember vinyl & 78's). Other functions like clock display & keeping time are OK - it's only audio playback that seems to be affected. I've searched this forum & the web to see if this issue has been been noted before, but failed to find anything - does anyone here have any ideas what might be wrong? So far, I've tried a 6.2 server & the current 7.4.1 server with the same results. Thanks in advance for any insight folks may have! -- silentrunning silentrunning's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34099 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70965 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
