sgmlaw wrote: > 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. > >
These 192/24 FLACs are about 5Mbps. However the Pi4 is only drawing less than 1 amp power so it really isn't getting hammered from a power perspective, and it isn't getting hot. It is in a sturdy metal heatsink box. I did try playing the same FLACs on a Win10 server on the same network and SB3s and it worked fine so it does seem to be a Pi4 thing. Odd as I don't see that these days it is particularly CPU intensive .. I can just convert the files to 44/16 but it goes against the grain - much better to fix the actual problem! Especially as at some point I intend to put some decent DACs on Pis and use them as players.. 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&W surround ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rbl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4517 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117034 _______________________________________________ Squeezecenter mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
