[slim] Streaming 24bit FLAC audio

2007-06-28 Thread david68
Hi, Out of interest I downloaded a couple of tracks from Linn Records last night - both FLAC files at their 24bit Studio Master quality. As regards bitrates, one reports as being 1761kbps and the other 2701kbps. With my SB3 connected wirelessly (router about 6 metres away in the next room with

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit FLAC audio

2007-06-28 Thread tot
The faster bitrate is really pushing to the limits of what 802.11g can do. I tested once 24bit/96kHz flac and had the same problem over wireless (router has even directional high-gain antenna). Since SB3 can not really do 96kHz anyway why not downsample them to 48kHz, they work just fine over

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit FLAC audio

2007-06-28 Thread Manelus
I play lots of 24bit/96kHz flacs (I use Transporter) with no problems at all. My router is a 4 years old 3COM office connect. Maybe Trasporter v. SB3 ? -- Manelus Manelus's Profile:

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit FLAC audio

2007-06-28 Thread tot
Manelus;211372 Wrote: I play lots of 24bit/96kHz flacs (I use Transporter) with no problems at all. My router is a 4 years old 3COM office connect. Maybe Trasporter v. SB3 ? Must be SB3 then, I wrote bollocks (10x error in speed what 802.11g can do). Teemu -- tot

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit FLAC audio

2007-06-28 Thread Ron F .
David68, The SB3 does not have the processing power to decompress a 96KHz FLAC file. If you transcode to FLAC compression level 0 in Slimserver, the stuttering should stop. Without stuttering, you will still have a problem - the SB3 does not filter the stream, nor down-sample from 96KHz to

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit FLAC audio

2007-06-28 Thread david68
Thanks for the responses. I'm on a steep learning curve at present so much appreciated. I looked at the properties of both downloaded Linn files and (in-line with what you said) the one that plays fine has a Sample Rate of 44.1khz. The problem one was 96khz. Is it better to downsample to 48khz

Re: [slim] Streaming 24bit FLAC audio

2007-06-28 Thread Ron F .
Theoretically, there should be little difference between 48KHz and 44.1 Khz. Nevertheless, I have down-sampled some 96KHz material, and it sounds awfully good. Maybe it is just wishful thinking on my part. I have made comparisons of the same material: 44.1KHz-16bit versus 48KHz-24bit that