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Wi-Fi Limitations and Sample rates...16/44.1

Help me clear something up. I am getting conflicting opinions on whether or not Wi-Fi necessarily limites sample rates to 16/44.1. I have read on Agon and at other sites, that most Wi-Fi routers have a limit of 16/44.1

This is a concern if you had anticipated playing 24/48 (or higher) flack files on your WiFi based server.

I have also read that in no way does Wi-Fi have such limitations. Is there some validity to this matter...in that some "routers" are limited...Wi-Fi in general? If so, how does one determine if their Wi-Fi router has limitations?

Thank you.
2chnlben

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2chnlben OP
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This is excellent - thank you all, for clearing that up. After reading that, "...most WiFi routers are limited to 16/44.1..." I was concerned that all of my 24/48, 24/96 downloads, not to mention the additional cost, had been in vain.

My music server is just not at the level I want it to be, so before I do any more tweaking/modding, I wanted to cover the basics to make sure I don’t gratuitously stimulate the economy!
2chnlben OP
595 posts
 
Thanks Blindjim. I'm going with the Mapman's take on this matter - If I experience no dropouts and the music being played sounds fine, I will assume that I am hearing the entire sample rate of the file being played (with exception to the limitations of the other electronics - i.e.: SB3 and Duet are limited to 24/48).
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