Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-28 Thread Man in a van
bpa wrote: > You could also just use an audio file - run it through something like > ffmpeg or sox and resample to 48Khz. > > edit: > > DAT is a good idea as it would be a totally different separate signal > source. I see what you did there !! :) ronnie

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-28 Thread bpa
Avinunca wrote: > I'll dig out my DAT machine which can output 48kHz You could also just use an audio file - run it through something like ffmpeg or sox and resample to 48Khz bpa's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-28 Thread Avinunca
bpa wrote: > If by disabling native and transcoding AAC to force use MP3 (using lame) > make the stream playable it means there is a side effect in the > conversion (e.g. sample format such as S24le vs s16le) as the encoded > samples (AAC or MP3 ) do not reach the DAC. > > *It seems to me that

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-26 Thread bpa
Man in a van wrote: > I have no idea if installing lame will help, but why not try ? If by disabling native and transcoding AAC to force use MP3 (using lame) make the stream playable it means there is a side effect in the conversion (e.g. sample format such as S24le vs s16le) as the encoded

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-26 Thread Man in a van
I have no idea if installing lame will help, but why not try ? have a read from this post https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?72018-What-outboard-DAC-do-you-use-with-Squeezebox=719019=1#post719019 ronnie Man

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-25 Thread slartibartfast
Avinunca wrote: > I tried Absolute Radio 80s - ok. When I switched to it from France > Musique which was bad I heard a relay operate in the dac. > Smart crossfeed was enabled. No difference after changing > it.36256If Crossfade was set to "none" then changing the Smart Crossfade > setting

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-25 Thread Avinunca
bpa wrote: > Since audio plays OK with analogue - the issue is in compatibility > between SBT and DAC. > > What internet streams work OK with the DAC connected to SBT > > Can you give the URLs of the station that work. > > What are the settings for the player in WebUI Settings/Player/Audio >

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-25 Thread bpa
Avinunca wrote: > BBC fine at analogue outputs of SBT. Since audio plays OK with analogue - the issue is in compatibility between SBT and DAC. What internet streams work OK with the DAC connected to SBT Can you give the URLs of the station that work. What are the settings for the player in

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-25 Thread Avinunca
36254bpa wrote: > Nothing unusual in system info. > For completeness - what are the settings for AAC under WebUI > Settings/Advanced/Filetypes. > > Please confirm the BBC Stream play OK when listened through analog > connections (Phono or headphone) of SBT ? BBC fine at analogue outputs of

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-25 Thread Avinunca
slartibartfast wrote: > What was the outcome of this issue you had 5 years ago? > https://www.hifiwigwam.com/forum/topic/114433-bbc-streams-incompatible-with-my-dac/ > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk I cannot recall the outcome. I may have just stopped using the SBT.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-25 Thread Avinunca
bpa wrote: > The audio format AAC vs MP3 of the input shouldn't matter as the SBT > will deocde into PCM. > > If the DAC has a problem with sample 44.1kHz vs 48Khz rate - then BBC > will show this up - but other stream should play OK. To check on the > HLS issue - post the specific URL of the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-25 Thread bpa
Man in a van wrote: > @'*Avinunca*[/URL > > For France Musique you may need this in the Additional Repositories box > at the bottom of the Plugins page > > [URL=\"http://bpa-code.github.io/bpaplugins/repo-playhls-v2.xml\"]http://bpa-code.github.io/bpaplugins/repo-playhls-v2.xml' >

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-25 Thread slartibartfast
What was the outcome of this issue you had 5 years ago? https://www.hifiwigwam.com/forum/topic/114433-bbc-streams-incompatible-with-my-dac/ Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk slartibartfast's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-25 Thread bpa
Nothing unusual in system info. For completeness - what are the settings for AAC under WebUI Settings/Advanced/Filetypes. Please confirm the BBC Stream play OK when listened through analog connections (Phono or headphone) of SBT ?

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-25 Thread Man in a van
@'*Avinunca*[/URL For France Musique you may need this in the Additional Repositories box at the bottom of the Plugins page [URL=\"http://bpa-code.github.io/bpaplugins/repo-playhls-v2.xml\"]http://bpa-code.github.io/bpaplugins/repo-playhls-v2.xml'

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-25 Thread Avinunca
bpa wrote: > More specific information is needed to solve your problem. > > BBC is unusual in that it uses 48kHz but SBT can play SBT 48Khz. > SBT can play AAC natively. > > Perhaps you you have disabled some transcoding options or some special > plugins installed (e.g room correction) > >

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-25 Thread bpa
Avinunca wrote: > The DAC will support 48000 but I did nevertheless try your suggestion. > Unfortunately it didn't help. > > I have also tried listening to France Musique without success. I usually > listen to it on my Roberts radio with an AAC stream. More specific information is needed to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-25 Thread Man in a van
Avinunca wrote: > The DAC will support 48000 but I did nevertheless try your suggestion. > Unfortunately it didn't help. > > I have also tried listening to France Musique without success. I usually > listen to it on my Roberts radio with an AAC stream. Please tell us the name of the dac and

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-24 Thread Avinunca
bpa wrote: > More system & player details always helps > > As a first step - try enabling the BBC Sounds settings "Hide the audio > sample rate from LMS. This can help with a specific transcoding issue on > devices that can't natively support 48000" The DAC will support 48000 but I did

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unable to use BBC Sounds with external dac

2021-11-04 Thread bpa
More system & player details always helps As a first step - try enabling the BBC Sounds settings "Hide the audio sample rate from LMS. This can help with a specific transcoding issue on devices that can't natively support 48000"