Re: [slim] SB3 occasionally stops / clicks with LMS running on a wired Pi4

2022-09-29 Thread rbl
kidstypike wrote: > Is the Pi4 a player as well as LMS server? What's the Pi4's 3.5mm > analogue out connected to? > > What's the SB3 connected to, an amplifier, powered speakers, a DAC? The Pi4 analogue output is connected to a simple analogue amplifier, and the SB3's coax out goes to an

Re: [slim] SB3 occasionally stops / clicks with LMS running on a wired Pi4

2022-09-29 Thread kidstypike
rbl wrote: > The Pi4 is connected via the 3.5mm analog out, and the SB3 via the coax > digital output. I'd be surprised if that was the problem. > > I thought there was a buffer setting on the SB3 in LMS but I am > struggling to find it! Is the Pi4 a player as well as LMS server? What's the

Re: [slim] SB3 occasionally stops / clicks with LMS running on a wired Pi4

2022-09-29 Thread rbl
Paul Webster wrote: > I assume you are using the analogue out from SB3 and connecting to > powered speakers. > > Are there other ways to connect to them just in case it is that final > signal path that is the problem? > > e.g. S/PDIF The Pi4 is connected via the 3.5mm analog out, and the SB3

Re: [slim] SB3 occasionally stops / clicks with LMS running on a wired Pi4

2022-09-29 Thread Paul Webster
rbl wrote: > > The speakers are hard wired. I assume you are using the analogue out from SB3 and connecting to powered speakers. Are there other ways to connect to them just in case it is that final signal path that is the problem? e.g. S/PDIF Paul Webster author of \"now playing\"

Re: [slim] SB3 occasionally stops / clicks with LMS running on a wired Pi4

2022-09-29 Thread rbl
Paul Webster wrote: > I was suggesting the connection between the SB3 and the speakers is > where the problem might lie. > > I think that the browser JavaScript updates the progress bar using a > timer and periodically asks LMS where it should be. So it is very > possible for the progress bar

Re: [slim] SB3 occasionally stops / clicks with LMS running on a wired Pi4

2022-09-29 Thread Paul Webster
I was suggesting the connection between the SB3 and the speakers is where the problem might lie. I think that the browser JavaScript updates the progress bar using a timer and periodically asks LMS where it should be. So it is very possible for the progress bar to be inaccurate when there are

Re: [slim] SB3 occasionally stops / clicks with LMS running on a wired Pi4

2022-09-29 Thread rbl
Paul Webster wrote: > I think it is unlikely to show anything in the logs because the problem > is probably hardware related at the player or interconnects. ok - I'll try taking a lengthy CAT5 to the SB3 then and see if that stops the problem. A slightly odd thing that I should mention is that

Re: [slim] SB3 occasionally stops / clicks with LMS running on a wired Pi4

2022-09-29 Thread Paul Webster
I think it is unlikely to show anything in the logs because the problem is probably hardware related at the player or interconnects. Paul Webster author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, abc australia and

Re: [slim] SB3 occasionally stops / clicks with LMS running on a wired Pi4

2022-09-29 Thread rbl
Paul Webster wrote: > Do you have any lower bitrate local files to try with? > > Also - in the first post you said that there were no problems with BBC > Sounds but in the reply you said that there are problems with it. > > If you can show that it happens with low bitrate content then it

Re: [slim] SB3 occasionally stops / clicks with LMS running on a wired Pi4

2022-09-29 Thread Paul Webster
Do you have any lower bitrate local files to try with? Also - in the first post you said that there were no problems with BBC Sounds but in the reply you said that there are problems with it. If you can show that it happens with low bitrate content then it implies it is not related to the

Re: [slim] SB3 occasionally stops / clicks with LMS running on a wired Pi4

2022-09-29 Thread rbl
Paul Webster wrote: > Does it happen when you play local music? Yes, both when playing FLACs on my Pi4 or BBC sounds. I think if anything more with the local music. Is it possible to get more detailed log info that may help? SB3 -> Quad 909 -> Quad Electrostatic speakers, Quad 405 -> TBI

Re: [slim] SB3 occasionally stops / clicks with LMS running on a wired Pi4

2022-09-29 Thread Paul Webster
Does it happen when you play local music? Paul Webster author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, abc australia and cbc/radio-canada and, via the extra \"radio now playing\" plugin lots more - see

Re: [slim] SB3 occasionally stops / clicks with LMS running on a wired Pi4

2022-09-29 Thread rbl
anyone? SB3 -> Quad 909 -> Quad Electrostatic speakers, Quad 405 -> TBI subwoofer 3 x SB3s + SB Radio LMS on Raspbian on a Pi4 Rotel RSP1068 surround processor, Quad 707 -> B surround rbl's Profile:

[slim] SB3 occasionally stops / clicks with LMS running on a wired Pi4

2022-09-25 Thread rbl
My WiFi SB3 occasionally stops, clicks, or makes odd noises. The obvious answer is this is a networking problem but I'd be surprised since LMS is running on a wired up-to-date Pi4, and the WiFi SB3 is pretty nearby albeit on a 2 node mesh system. I live in a small detached house and the WiFi is