Mp3 bitrates with bubbleupnp android client

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Richard Kleeman

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Mar 8, 2021, 6:47:03 PM3/8/21

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I have a upnp server (minidlna server software under linux) set up on a small server which is connected by ethernet to my LAN.

When I use the bubbleupnp android client on a wirelessly connected machine (chromebook) I get mp3 bitrates well below those which I get when I use files sourced locally on the chromebook. This holds whether I play the audio locally or on a wireless sonos speaker.

The server doesn't have too bad latency (pings of 10ms from the client machine and rock steady) so I'm wondering whether there is a setting in the client somewhere to bump up the mp3 bitrate and get better quality audio or would installing the bubbleupnp server software help?

Bubblesoft

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Mar 12, 2021, 8:18:38 AM3/12/21

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Hi,

BubbleUPnP displays the bitrate the server (miniDLNA) indicates as part of the metadata it sends for a track.

If you see a low bitrate for a mp3, you can bet the mp3 is variable bitrate (VBR) and the media server is sending the bitrate of the first frame.