Network Dropouts

[magister]

(06-08-2014 13:37)NWTStuff Wrote:  I've been listening to
Synology NAS214play + Minimserver + Atoll ST200 all morning without a single dropout playing 24/96 AIFF files.

Is Atoll equipment available in the US? I did a little searching and could locate only European dealers. If the PSA Bridge II does not work out, I'll be looking for a new streamer.

I have wondered if dropouts may be related to network speed issues. All my equipment except an old laptop and the Bridge is gigabit ethernet. I looked for a way to tell my Airport Extreme to limit one port (the one feeding the Bridge) to 100Mbs but that doesn't seem possible. My idea was to prevent any buffer overruns, if the Bridge could not keep up with with what's coming at it from the NAS--although most of the time it can. Has anyone else here looked at problem from this perspective?