The LAME quality level only comes into play if you are playing non-MP3 files and have bit rate limiting set to something other than "No Limit".
If your files are MP3 in the first place, LAME is not involved. If you are getting interruptions (dropouts, rebuffering, sync failures) in playback on a WIRED network, the two most likely causes are: 1)something attached to the network is using too much bandwidth or is faulty or is incorrectly configured (IP settings) 2)the server machine is being distracted from its task by some other process on the same machine. The way I would try and diagnose this is: 1) Check that the MAC address of all of your players actually matches the label stuck to them - if not, correct that 2) physically disconnect everything from your router except 1 player and the machine running SBS - see if problem goes away. 3) If one player is OK, gradually reconnect players and test each time that the player can be added to the sync group and sync playback is OK 4) if you have problems with only 1 player on the network, the focus should turn to the server machine - some logging will be required at this point -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82355 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
