You have too much network bandwidth!!

@cleeds 
Of course that depends to an extent on the amount of compression applied to the FLAC file

That is objectively true, but on a typical modern CPU or streaming device, the time taken to decode a level 8 FLAC file (highest level) can be considered to be negligible and often falls within milliseconds.

I think the next step is to use a GPU integrated with a CPU to do decoding once the price of them comes down significantly. That would eliminate the latency from the CPU to pass data to the GPU.    Apple is already doing something similar with the M-chip line which makes them ideal CPUs for AI.

I cannot see the point of this post Eric. Maybe you're bored? Even the 'standard' 1GbE connection is well over specified for all our purposes, so what the title of this post is supposed to mean is beyond me, except to just attract attention!

Go and listen to some music is my recommendation.

I cannot see the point of this post Eric. Maybe you’re bored? Even the ’standard’ 1GbE connection is well over specified for all our purposes, so what the title of this post is supposed to mean is beyond me, except to just attract attention!

Go and listen to some music is my recommendation.

@daveteauk  Buddy, you are seriously going to try to police my posts? Maybe if you don’t like what gets posted on this site YOU should go and listen to music instead?  Or maybe read how others, who do care about this thread, engage, and if it’s not for you, move on?   How many threads do you reply wiht "this isn't for me, why don't you not post this?"  a day? 

HQ Player Client shows Qobuz streaming bitrates in real time. I was similarly surprised to find low (<5 Mbps) bandwidth rates for streaming HiRes audio. When I see frequent agonizing over pricey audiophile switches and CAT6 hardware, it begs the question why if one has a WiFi signal that delivers high bandwidth with low latency and high reliability, why consider a galvanic connection (e.g. ethernet) and the extraneous noise it introduces? 

@tomrk Incidentally, HQ Player integrates the GPU with the CPU for sharing the load of upsampling/shaping/filtering algorithms, but only later NVIDIA processors support this feature.

Orb (orb.net) is a free app for just about any platform that allows one to asses and monitor latency, packet loss, and overall system speed and quality in real time. 

A standard CD playing stereo at 16 bits and 44.kHz outputs 1.4 Million bits per second. 

@richardbrand  - I stand corrected!! I made a mistake and did not translate Bytes to bits correctly, my bad.  You are correct.  At 196k/32 bits the signal should be about 12.3 megabits/second.   I really should only do this math in code rather than in my head. 

Right now I’m monitoring my Pi 5 and it’s receiving 1430 KB/second, while playing 176/32 music, approximately 11 megabits / second.