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  • January 22, 2011 at 3:58 pm #1041
    Audio
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    Hi,

    Having used Edcast for most of my internet life I’ve recently realized that I could not name one good hardware encoder box. What model would you guys recommend for high quality MP3 and AACplus streams? We are definitely leaning towards the highest quality standards.

    Thanks,

    Audio

    January 24, 2011 at 10:05 am #11788
    JesseG
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    There’s no such thing as a hardware (analog) encoder box. Ultimately it’s all software.

    If your goal is quality, then pick the software that you want to use (i personally prefer Lame encoder, with my own streaming software), and then the question you have to answer is… what is the most reliable platform I can run it on. 🙂

    That being said, this is probably your best bet if you’re willing to sacrifice quality for the sake of not having to do any hardware research (or software development)
    http://www.telos-systems.com/zephyr/iport.htm
    If you open one up, you’ll see an Intel CPU in the middle. 😉 Oh, and you’ll need some Livewire gateways if you’re not already using that for your IP audio. (gee i wonder if it’s cheaper to do this with a few hundred $ rack mount box)

    That being said… I know that Leif has of course always wanted to release his streaming software, so… we’ll have to see how that works out.

    January 24, 2011 at 8:07 pm #11789
    radio oude stijl
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    [quote author=”JesseG”]That being said… I know that Leif has of course always wanted to release his streaming software, so… we’ll have to see how that works out.[/quote]
    Don’t tease me… :mrgreen:

    January 25, 2011 at 3:17 pm #11790
    Audio
    Member

    Hi Jesse,

    Thank you for your answer and opinion on the matter of encoders. I am all for quality so I my preference would clearly be Edcast… Obviously a sleak piece of software coming from Leif would be awesome… Leifcast built into Breakaway, wouldn’t that be sweet? 🙂

    Have you had a chance to post once again your Edcast preferred settings into the newly created MP3 Encoder Recommended Settings?

    Thanks & Cheers,

    Audio

    January 26, 2011 at 2:08 pm #11791
    yorkie98
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    There is one hardware audio/streaming hardware box I use for STLs from time to time.
    This is a Barix Instreamer and certainly can do MP3 (not sure about AAC+ yet but I thnk the latest models can).
    http://www.barix.com/Instreamer/301/
    Alternatively for a super high end solution, try this:
    http://www.audiotxwebstream.com/

    Hope this helps.

    Yorkie.

    January 31, 2011 at 6:47 pm #11792
    Audio
    Member

    Hi Yorkie,

    Thanks for the info! The second website you mention does sound real promising! 🙂

    Cheers,

    Audio

    January 31, 2011 at 7:17 pm #11793
    JesseG
    Member

    I saw marketing-speak and ZERO quantifiable information/specs to back up their (audiotx) claims. Questionable.

    January 31, 2011 at 8:36 pm #11794
    Boki
    Member

    [quote author=”yorkie98″]There is one hardware audio/streaming hardware box I use for STLs from time to time.
    This is a Barix Instreamer and certainly can do MP3 (not sure about AAC+ yet but I thnk the latest models can).[/quote]
    Yorkie, what is latency between them, btw? I can’t find that info in PDF, i guess it’s good to know.

    March 16, 2011 at 6:47 pm #11795
    DjSmoothOrl
    Member

    I have the Barix 101..it’s great.

    April 19, 2011 at 7:56 am #11796
    DavidMB
    Member

    [quote author=”JesseG”]I saw marketing-speak and ZERO quantifiable information/specs to back up their (audiotx) claims. Questionable.[/quote]

    Hello!

    We are using 10 pcs. of AudioTx units (STl IP) for STL links via MPLS for 7 years now, and I must say they work excelent. Very stable for 24/7 operation.
    For Tx we use 48kHz 24 bit linear PCM & for Rx 256 kbps mp2 or 128kbps mp3 communication.
    If u open it – yes I did 🙂 – you’ll find a Mini-ITX format PC rununig Linux from CF card & Marian PCI audio card.

    The only downside to this units are fans.
    It has 1 cpu, 1 case & 1 PSU fan. If you run them in a bit hotter enviroment – wich we did in 1 case – then you can expect fan trobules.
    The first one dying was CPU fan – after 2 years of 24/7 operation… anyways – at the end all fans have to be replaced after 5-6 years of non-stop operation…

    BR
    David

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