As most of you are aware (and are really tired of hearing about), I'm
building this mp3 jukebox. Currently, it's running on a server and
streaming out over Icecast to the PC on my desk. That works, mostly,
but the ultimate goal is to be able to feed the same audio stream into
two stereos: the little one in my office, and the big one downstairs
in the game room that drives eight pairs of speakers throughout the
house (but not my office. )-: ). Obviously, I want both stereos to be
in sync.
Last night, I ran an Icecast client on a second machine to see whether
Icecast clients are in sync. It was awful. The two PCs were about a
second out of sync.
I can move the jukebox to be next to one stereo or the other, no
problem. But what's the best way to distribute the signal, preferably
in digital form, from one room to another in such a way that the audio
source stay synchronized? I'm thinking that I may need to distribute
the actual PCM data, otherwise I'll be at the mercy of clock drift in
the individual D/A's. Or else I need some fairly clever net protocol
and resampling code.
Mr. O. sent me a link last night to the SliMP3, which might or might
not be part of the solution. Thanks, Mr. O.
http://www.slimdevices.com/
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Bob Miller K<bob>
kbobsoft software consulting
http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
