Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>>> You need to get an “internet radio” the pause feature is useful. :)
>>>
>>> I've never been able to find a station with a bitrate low enough that 
>>> it will play reliably. All I get is constant drop-outs and stuttering...
>>>
>>
>> What sort of DAB radio do you have does it have a signal strength 
>> indicator? MK should have OK reception.
> 
> I wasn't talking about DAB (that works fine). I was talking about 
> "Internet radio stations" which stream audio data over the Internet 
> using something like Shoutcast.
> 

I generally only use the BBC I-player, real player or media player. I 
seldom have any of those problems. Post a link and I’ll check how it 
sounds for me.

>> Most people want a high bitrate to get better quality audio :P
> 
> You'd think not dropping out every few seconds would count as "better 
> audio quality". :-P
> 

Yoy would indeed :)

> But then, you'd think they would design Shoutcast so that it receives a 
> smoothly playable signal in preference to receiving every byte of data 
> before it will play, so......
> 

That doesn’t seem right to me are you sure you’ve set it up correctly or 
are you using the right tool?
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Best Regards,
	Stephen

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