2012-04-22, 14:44
This is my report from using gnif's AudioEngine branch.
Hardware:
GFX: Nvidia GT520
Reciever: Yamaha HTR-4063 (sound comes over HDMI)
Speaker configuration (in XBMC): 5.0
Software:
OS/Kernel: Debian 6.0 32-bit (2.6.32-5-686-bigmem)
GFX driver: Nvidia 295.40
ALSA: 1.0.25
Configure command:
Tests performed:
Dolby Digital 5.1 (384-640 kbps): OK
DTS 5.1 (768/1536 kbps): OK
MP3 (320 kbps): OK
FLAC 2.0 (44.1Khz): OK
FLAC 2.0 (88Khz): OK
FLAC 4.0 (96Khz): OK
Dolby TrueHD 7.1: OK (see observartions below)
DTS-HD MA 5.1: OK (see observartions below)
FLAC 5.1 (96/24): NOT OK (XBMC crashes). Full log from a typical crash: http://pastebin.com/YztiCtDU
Other observations:
The infamous 24p audio lag issue seems to be gone (only tested with DD5.1 audio so far)! As far as I can tell the sync is absolutely perfect.
During my testing I once noticed that the audio output device names had changed in XBMC. The correct ones should read something like "NVIDIA HDA - MEI on Panasonic TV", although one time it had switched to something ALSA-ish like "CARD=0DEV=1" or something like that. Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA would only play correctly when the former name was available.
Hardware:
GFX: Nvidia GT520
Reciever: Yamaha HTR-4063 (sound comes over HDMI)
Speaker configuration (in XBMC): 5.0
Software:
OS/Kernel: Debian 6.0 32-bit (2.6.32-5-686-bigmem)
GFX driver: Nvidia 295.40
ALSA: 1.0.25
Configure command:
Quote:./configure --with-cpu=athlon64 --disable-dvdcss --enable-debug --disable-joystick --disable-pulse --enable-rtmp --disable-samba --disable-nfs --disable-airplay --disable-airtunes --disable-hal --disable-avahi --disable-optical-drive --enable-libbluray --disable-libcec
Tests performed:
Dolby Digital 5.1 (384-640 kbps): OK
DTS 5.1 (768/1536 kbps): OK
MP3 (320 kbps): OK
FLAC 2.0 (44.1Khz): OK
FLAC 2.0 (88Khz): OK
FLAC 4.0 (96Khz): OK
Dolby TrueHD 7.1: OK (see observartions below)
DTS-HD MA 5.1: OK (see observartions below)
FLAC 5.1 (96/24): NOT OK (XBMC crashes). Full log from a typical crash: http://pastebin.com/YztiCtDU
Other observations:
The infamous 24p audio lag issue seems to be gone (only tested with DD5.1 audio so far)! As far as I can tell the sync is absolutely perfect.
During my testing I once noticed that the audio output device names had changed in XBMC. The correct ones should read something like "NVIDIA HDA - MEI on Panasonic TV", although one time it had switched to something ALSA-ish like "CARD=0DEV=1" or something like that. Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA would only play correctly when the former name was available.
