rbl wrote: 
> I'm trying to play high resolution 192/24 FLACs via LMS 8.1.2 on a Pi4
> to two wired SB3s. Playback breaks up every couple of minutes. Why is
> this? I am happy for it to just transcode to 48/16 by simply discarding
> the extra information.

The RPi is having to transcode those streams down on the fly to a
reduced bitstream to accommodate the SB3s.  And the 4s are prone to run
hot to begin with.  I would make sure the Pi has adequate cooling and is
not periodically throttling down under load, as they sometimes do.  That
could cause streaming interruptions.  

If everything is connected via Ethernet, there should be no other
bottlenecks for what should be a 705 kbps stream, even in a 10/100
network.

If all you have are SB3s, I would just recode it down to 44/16 wav using
dbPoweramp, and relieve both ends from having to do any meaningful
processing work.  A Redbook wav file in 2022 is pocket change for
storage and streaming purposes and plays on anything with no headaches.

I remember the heated arguments here a couple decades ago over flac vs.
wav, when people were struggling with 400GB HDDs and 802.11g routers. 
With today’s 4k video files and 20TB drives, those arguments are now
quaint in hindsight.


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