s2kiwi wrote: > I'm not sure I understand that comment on the software stack vs > hardware... > > Do you meant that (ignoring the SB3) running Squeezelite on the Pi's > means they will all appear to the server as being able to handle > basically anything... and the Pi will handle any codec downgrading > needed? Meaning all the other PI's will still play at the better > quality? > > Or will they present the soundcard limitation back to the server and > it'll downgrade everything. > > (sorry for the n00b Q's) Ok fair question. To provide more details;
- the software (squeezelite) is the same on all the Pis so they all offer the same file formats natively supported. - the different hardware DACs only restricts the maximum sample rate and bits-per-sample. I.e. 96khz/24bit. All will be more than capable of playing CD audio uncompressed (44k/16b). So when you sync them all LMS will find the lowest common denominator of: - the source file or stream's format, resolution and bitrate - each player's supported format, resolution and bitrate. The default is for LMS to provide the raw source to all players unmodified, assuming that all players have told it they can play that format, resolution and bitrate. End points won't do resampling or transcoding, LMS will produce ONE stream for the whole group in whatever format, resolution and bitrate drops out of the above process. As I said, the wildcard is the SB3. Does it support MP3 or flac? I don't remember. If not you may find LMS being forced to stream full rate PCM audio to all players at the same time. You can do the maths on that! Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450 GB of 16/44k FLACs. No less than 3x 24/44k albums.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107504 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
