pablolie;244272 Wrote: > Being now the owner of 2 SB3s, one actually starts to plan on filling up > every audio gap in one's environment with a SB. > > For that purpose, 2 major questions: > > 1. For those with a finer ear, are there very relevant differences in > audio quality from SB version 1 to version 3? I would not mind owning a > vintage piece, so to say, but I want to make sure I get the > functionality I am used to, and also very smooth interworking in a > mixed SB environment, so I'd appreciate feedback. > > 2. Are there scaling issues as one adds additional SB, and does it make > a difference in bandwidth utilization whether they are all synchronized > at all times? I would seem that SS could simply use broadcast to all SB > stations, but I am not sure if it does and thus every SB consumes a > considerable chunk of wireless bandwidth. In the latter case, I would > assume 4 stations is about the maximum one could truly shoot for with > 802.11 standards when streaming FLACs? Experiences, comments, > corrections? > > Thanks for any info, as always!
I would stick with the SB3, as posted by others it has many technical advantages. To find out how many SB3 devices your network can handle over wifi there is a network test plugin. Just crank the two up until you start seeing it drop from 100% to 90% or so. I've been able to test my 11g network up to 15000-20000kbps. That's more than enough for a dozen SB3s connected to a single server. If you're running the slimserver on wireless, that's the first thing you will need to change to add more squeezeboxes. -- SuperQ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40437 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
