IvanSlade;218323 Wrote: > Sean, > Thank you for your comments, they are kind. I am not sure how to answer > with the forum system hence I will cut and paste. > 1) Does it happen at the same point in the track every time? The reason > when need to know this is to determine whether the problem is due to the > Squeezebox being unable to decode a specific portion of the file (as > opposed to an intermittent failure). At first you said it was at the > same point in the file every time, but then you said you suspected some > RF or noise phenomenon, which would be inconsistent with that. > ANSWER: This goes back to our earlier discussion. Last night, for > example, it (transporter and SB3) I played one CD and it was fine then > I started to play another CD (from the 'server')and the problems > started again. It seems that when the problems start then it can > 'stick' on the same track or carry on at random. It is most curious. > 2) Does this happen with all file formats, or just one? This would help > identify whether it is a software or hardware issue, and may also help > us understand if it's a problem specific to some of the files you are > playing. > ANSWER:I only use flac. > 3) Does it happen on Squeezenetwork as well as Slimserver? This helps > identify whether there is something funny going on at your server. > ANSWER~: I will check this soon, that is before you get out of bed in > the US. > 4) Does it happen on both wired and wireless? I didn't ask this earlier > because your description was not consistent with buffer underrun > behavior. However, in light of all the confusion it would be a very > good thing to test. > ANSWER: This was, as wrote before, the first thing that I did. I used a > crossover RJ45 same problem. > 5) Does it happen with all the outputs? If the problem happens on a > digital output but not the RCAs then that rules out software issue and > point to a problem with player, the cabling, or the receiver. > ANSWer: i HAVE TRIED IT WITH DIG, OPTICAL AND ANALOGUE ALL THE SAME > (SORRY CAPS LOCK ON) > 6) does it happen with different amp/speakers. At first it stopped > happening when you changed amplifiers, but now it is persistent across > several players. This really needs to be tested more carefully. > ANSWER: Two amps same speaker, no tell a lie I had the same with other > speakers. I think that the stopping was intermitent. How do you want me > to test? As I wrote last night I will use another laptop as a server and > see if it goes away for it could be the RF from the notebook. I have a > frequencey counter next to the dipole and that drifts around the band > albeit not very much and when I get the interference then nothing > changes with the frequency of the wireless output. > I can email you cds that would be easier. But 1 Cd is OK then a few > days or listening time later it is not OK. > As I wrote I will change laptops later and see. Are my answers 'firm' > enough or is there anything I have missed. > Best wishes > Ivan I think and this not yet set in stone that it is the laptop. What the darn thing is radiating I do not know - Fujitsu Siemens. I changed to an HP laptop this afternoon and all was fine. At the same time whilst typing this reply I turned the Siemens back on, and more or less immediately the signaL dropped when I pressed the enter (return) key. That does not really make sense because info should have been stored to buffer in the trans... I will turn this off (the siemens) and see if it works again, which hopefully it will. Best Ivan
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