Wierd behaviour on various bitrates

[mrgenie]

My settings:
I'm using a WLAN for my laptop to connect to my LAN.
The WLAN allows (depending where I am in the house) a MByte/s between 8 and 14.
Yes, MByte! Not bits! In Bit I achieve 300Mbit(Says windows) but effectively I manage
a max of 112Mbits(14Mbyte/s)

I have a server with 24 Terabyte Data storage capacity and can watch DVDs on
3 different devices on the network without any problems using XBMC.
So for media streaming the network is fine, at least for video streaming on 3 different
devices at once!

Now you'd expect to play songs at a bit-rate of 320 to run flawless. Especially when you during
a test to find out why it doesn't, shut down everything. But for some reason songs at a bit-rate of 320
stutter from time to time.
Also I'm using a 5Ghz network, so interference with other networks should be very low, since I'm
the only one on 5Ghz can safely say no one in my area is disturbing me. (Apart from the fact
that I can watch 3 DVDs at the same time without stuttering)

I've tried to play the music using the web-interface on iexplore, firefox6, firefox10, safari5
but it's the same everywhere.. at bit-rate 320 it stutters from time to time..

Also I tried the Sub-gadget 3.0 from Scott Mark, same..(although it can't be the gadget anyway since
this behavior comes from the web-player as well, so must be something of the subsonic server)

The Subsonic program also has this nasty effect..

Then I can lower the bit-rate both from the web interface as well as the sub-gadget to something like
160 or 128.. Now this solves the "Stuttering" however, some songs don't play at 160.. switching to 128 I
can play those songs, but then other songs are not playable anymore, which were playable at 160..
switching down to something else turns yet other files unplayable suddenly while those which made problems
at 160 or 128 are now playable.. so there's always some file in a playlist not playable at a specific bit-rate.

Any one found a solution to this problem, noticed the same problem, or can tell me why some files won't
play at a specific bit-rate while others do play?

[BKKKPewsey]

Welcome
May I suggest you read http://forum.subsonic.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5506
Most of the problems in SS can usually be traced to a problem configuration.
I can stream music at 320Kbs and videos at 1000Kbs with no problem with just a 802 b/g network so something appears to be wrong at your end.
As the web player buffers the stream the stuttering is a mystery BUT we need more info to be able to troubleshoot.

[mrgenie]

Yes, I just cleared all cache and everything from my computer and now play over the web interface without stuttering..

so it only happens on the Subgadget.. which depends on WMP..
upping WMP to cache up to 30seconds solved my problem there as well..

I guess WMP is simply not the best player...

[BKKKPewsey]

I guess WMP is simply not the best player...

Windows Media Player need I say more