Unable to stream 192kHz on DSM 5

[simoncn]

(10-07-2014 08:58)rweten Wrote:  The switch is fine. I've reinstalled Minimstreamer and checked with a different switch. The problem repeats with both switches and any port on the switch!

However I've noticed one particular oddity about the network connection. On the switch, only one of the status LEDs on the port comes on. It's the left one and it comes on a slow-blinking green. There is no light on the right-hand side, which for all the other connections is flickering green. [EDIT: Have now got hold of Netgear and they tell me that this means the link is operating at 100 Mbits; all the others are operating at 1 Gbit. I understand KDS only operates at 100 Mbits anyway. So it looks as though there's nothing obviously wrong here.]

On the Klimax, the left hand connection is solid green and the right one is flickering orange. So the Klimax appears to think there's a data transfer happening.

It looks as though the connection might be operating at a seriously degraded link speed based on what I'm now experiencing:

- I've now got the same drop-out problem streaming other kinds of files including ordinary 16 bit CD files.

- I am finding that the error is repeatable - i.e. the drop-outs occur in the same place each time I play the file.

- However, I've never had this problem before installing Minimstreamer, even when streaming 24/192 FLAC files.

Richard

Could it possibly be a fault with the Ethernet port on the NAS?

You could install MinimServer/MinimStreamer on a PC or Mac and set this up with a test library containing a single 24/192 file. If you are able to stream this file to the Klimax with transcoding, the NAS is the likely suspect.

Edit: Another possibility is a faulty cable. It is worth eliminating this by swapping cables before you do any further investigation.