Minim stream being throttled on QNAP NAS ?

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(09-12-2024 16:55)bubbleguuum Wrote:  I have just read the last page of this long thread.

Thanks, bubbleguuum - I hadn't intended that you wade through this entire thread, but thanks for he monumental effort in doing so.

(09-12-2024 16:55)bubbleguuum Wrote:  In the Media Renderers page, all settings under "Audio decoding to PCM (FFmpeg)" to PCM will be grayed out (disabled) if either ffmpeg or ffprobe or both are not found. Here it is probably just ffprobe being not found (Syno does not has it by default).
When that section is grayed out, nothing is ever touched by FFmpeg and it is entirely disabled.
The "Audio transcoding supported" line is the Status tab can be misleading ...

That is good news for my setup, as it means that I won't have to worry about the FfMpeg stuttering problem recurring (via the Server) as it can't even try to invoke it.

I can go on now and hide all the non-OpenHome renderers on all the android units.

Again, many thanks for your input, as well as all the other thread contributors.

For info, it has just passed my 'ultimate Christmas test', where, once a year, I make an enormous playlist of 'Christmas Album' tracks - so I keep a festive spirit without repeating the same few tracks that assault you when you walk in shops this time of year. For those who say 'why would you want over 500 tracks in a playlist ?', playing that via random play avoids monotony while feeling festive.