transcoding only for selected devices

[freshman]

(09-12-2014 11:29)simoncn Wrote:  

(09-12-2014 10:40)freshman Wrote:  

Hello,

I would like to ask, wether it is possible to setup transcoding from FLAC to, for example, MP3, or WAV only for selected devices...
The reason is called PS3 . This damned device is quite good, but has very limited number of audio and video formats supported. Additionally to that I have two Linn DSes, and - since then - would prefer FLAC as a basic format. I could, of course, store my music in WAV, which is understood well by these two kind of devices, but ... I have at the moment over 22 000 music tracks, and converting them to WAV (apart from HD space consumption) would be a big pain ...

Regards, Freshman

There are two options for solving this problem.

The simplest and probably best solution is to enable flac:wav or flac:wav24 transcoding for both your Linn DSs and your PS3. If you haven't tried this with a Linn DS, you might be pleasantly surprised at what you are hearing (especially with wav24).

The other option is to specify multiple transcode targets (for example, flac:wav/mp3 or flac:-/wav/mp3). This presents a choice of streams to the control point and enables the control point to select a stream based on the renderer capabilities.

Simon,

Many thanks for such quick answer. Will try to play with the first solution (my network should be enough capable to manage with larger streams), and let you know about the results.

Many thanks
Freshman