cliveb wrote: > Let's try and be succinct: > > 1. You have some hi-res files. > 2. You have a Receiver, which is limited to 24/48. > 3. You have a low-powered server. > > This combination is far from ideal. > > You have three options to resolve this: > > 1. Get a faster server. > > 2. Replace the Receiver with another Touch. May be difficult and/or > expensive to find one now they are discontinued. (Maybe a Wandboard > running CSOS would be another option, although synchronization of a > Wandboard with your existing Touch may not be good enough for your > needs). > > 3. One-off downsample your hi-res files to 24/48 using a good converter > such as SOX. (You might argue that then you'd lose the benefit of them > being hi-res. My response to this is why not try it and see? In all > likelihood you won't hear any degradation at all). Regarding solution 2: I have the wandboard (wired), a PC running Squeezelite (wireless), a Touch (wired), an Android Tablet and an iPad, and even with more than 2 of them synced in the same room sync is seamless to me, running off the LMS on the wandboard.
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