SBT source.. or rather the pc with the data is the source..

[Deaf Cat]

Changing the psu on the router and the access point seem to have made rather a nice improvement :-) Cheers Soundcheck for the tip!!!

Got me thinking, what about my old clapped out pc that is running as the server, all that mechanical and electrical noise, vibrations and smps etc... This is where the tunes initiate from ;-) if a new psu for a router makes a difference would not a new psu for the pc.. anyone played/tweeked the pc server ?



Just put some vib draining feet under the old pc and it seems to have made a nice difference, rather supprised and pleased, placebo or not they are staying :-) Switched the data source to my nas, that I normally use as back up, sounds rather dead in comparison. whole new can of worms for me, pc tweeking :-o

Any more suggestions for tweeks appreciated.

Cheers
DC

[darrenyeats]

Use wi-fi.

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[Soulkeeper]

Switched the data source to my nas, that I normally use as back up, sounds rather dead in comparison. whole new can of worms for me, pc tweeking :-o

Yeah, when using a streaming player like the Squeezebox, PC tweaking is a indeed a whole can of placebo worms.

Don't expect any rational suggestions, because PC tweaking in this context is not based on any rational thought to begin with. (But I'm sure there's plenty of people who have suggestions. Only not rational ones.)

This thread contains all you need to know about the subject. As an added bonus, it also contains all you don't need to know. Enjoy!

[ralphpnj]

Yeah, when using a streaming player like the Squeezebox, PC tweaking is a indeed a whole can of placebo worms.

Don't expect any rational suggestions, because PC tweaking in this context is not based on any rational thought to begin with. (But I'm sure there's plenty of people who have suggestions. Only not rational ones.)

This thread contains all you need to know about the subject. As an added bonus, it also contains all you don't need to know. Enjoy!

Well at least the OP has the decency to explain everything you need to know in his user name: Deaf Cat

Try using a liquid cooled PC instead of an air cooled PC - the sound is much more.....

[Mnyb]

The short story since the very first squeezebox a decade ago one paramount design feature has been it's total independency of the server for sound quality only the quality of the files matters and it actually works. .
But read the other tread first

If the server + network can fill the players buffer all is ok , just try, remove the network cable at least 15 seconds of music in CD quality is in the buffer .

Or actually if you are at the last song of a playlist or album and don't use any repeat setting your are listening to the buffer already, did you ever notice

[Deaf Cat]

This thread contains all you need to know about the subject. As an added bonus, it also contains all you don't need to know. Enjoy!

Cheers, a good few pages in, and lots to go, looks like software tweeking, I was thinking hardware tweeking.. interesting stuff to have a play with :-)

[bobertuk]

Well at least the OP has the decency to explain everything you need to know in his user name: Deaf Cat

Try using a liquid cooled PC instead of an air cooled PC - the sound is much more.....

...fluid vs airy?

[Soulkeeper]

Cheers, a good few pages in, and lots to go, looks like software tweeking, I was thinking hardware tweeking.. interesting stuff to have a play with :-)

In that regard, as long as your server is in a different room than the listening room/Squeezebox, and it has a PSU that doesn't inject significant amounts of noise into the mains, there are no more hardware or software server tweaks that would realistically make a difference sound quality wise. (Except from processing the sound, or willingly corrupting the data somehow.)

Ethernet is an imaginable transmitter of noise, but that is easily avoided in the unlikely event that it's a problem to begin with.

[pski]

Cheers, a good few pages in, and lots to go, looks like software tweeking, I was thinking hardware tweeking.. interesting stuff to have a play with :-)

"Having a play" with yourself will offer as much improvement.

[Mushroom_3]

"Having a play" with yourself will offer as much improvement.

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