Re: My Soundbridge doesn't play AAC files

Sorry for three emails in a row.

Yes, the same fix for the AAC files will fix your internet radio streams as
well.

--Mike




> Got my Soundbridge 1000 on Friday and did some initial testing this weekend.
> 
> First, it looks really great and plays music well, as far as it knows how to
> do that, see below.
> 
> So here my first comments:
> 
> Installation on my WLAN (Apple Airport) went smoothly. Only issue was, I had
> restricted access to the base station only to dedicated MAC addresses and I
> first forgot to add the MAC address of the Soundbridge. That gave me the
> strange effect, that the Soundbridge was able to see my shared iTunes
> library but wasn't able to access it. Probably something to add to the WLAN
> troubleshooting guide.
> 
> The biggest complaint so far is, that Soundbrige cannot play any of my ACC
> files from iTunes. They all have a X before their title and Soundbridge
> tells me, the format is not supported. And they are not DRM protected, if
> someone asks. They all play fine on the Soundbridge with Slim server. That
> says nothing about Soundbridge's ability to decode AAC because Slimserver is
> decoding AAC and sending uncompressed audio to the Soundbridge. Tried
> everything including even a software update (well it didn't work as the
> software is up to date). If I convert the files from AAC to MP3 within
> iTunes, they play well. It is really strange, as I hardly believe, Roku is
> shipping the final product without having ever tried, that it really can
> decode AAC. I'm eager to here Roku's statement on that issue.
> 
> A second complaint I have is, that a lot of internet radio stations do not
> play with Soundbridge (from iTunes). They play well directly in iTunes and
> even through Slim server on the Soundbridge. It is the same error message
> that I get with the AAC files saying, that the format is not supported. So
> probably if the first is fixed, the second will be as well, hopefully.
> 
> So far for today.
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
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