Stream3 Random playback during rescan

[JimF]

I have an issue with just one album whereby it takes around 10 seconds before playback starts. This happens when selecting any tracks from the album, which is a CD rip to my Melco server. I think there could be an issue with the files as they won't play from Windows. I deleted and reimported the files from a back but the problem persists.

I thought a rescan may resolve the issue, which It did not. However, during the rescan, my Stream3 started playing random music from Qobuz and subsequent rescans also play random tracks stored on the Melco. I completely powered down the Stream3, my Dela network switch and the Melco but the random playback continues

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[Stephen Healy]

I have an issue with just one album whereby it takes around 10 seconds before playback starts. This happens when selecting any tracks from the album, which is a CD rip to my Melco server. I think there could be an issue with the files as they won't play from Windows. I deleted and reimported the files from a back but the problem persists.

I thought a rescan may resolve the issue, which It did not. However, during the rescan, my Stream3 started playing random music from Qobuz and subsequent rescans also play random tracks stored on the Melco. I completely powered down the Stream3, my Dela network switch and the Melco but the random playback continues

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Hi @JimF , with respects to the random playback, can you go to the SETTINGS and just let me know if SmartQ is enabled? It could just be that this is kicking in, unless you are finding that music is specifically kicking in during rescans even when SmartQ is turned off?

With regards to this one affected album, this is odd - a CD rip that is presumably in either FLAC or WAV should have no issue. If the files themselves do eventually play then I would suspect there is nothing wrong with them.
Presumably you have other CD rips on the Melco and they all play fine/instantly?

 

[JimF]

Thank you for your reply.

I disabled SmartIQ but this had no impact. I paused tracks that I was playing and when running a rescan, the next track from the album played. In both instances, the albums are imported CD's. I have discovered that this does not happen when the Stream3 is first powered up, despite the last played track appearing at the bottom of the screen.

The situation with the affected album is very odd. I have not experienced this with any other CD rips so have no idea why this is happening. The fact that the tracks won't play using Windows Media Player suggests that there is an issue of some sort, although, and as you say, they would not play via the Stream3 if there is something wrong with them. Getting access to the CD is difficult at the moment so I can't delete the album from the Melco and re-rip it. Oddly, the album played fine with my previous streamer.

 

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I have an issue with just one album whereby it takes around 10 seconds before playback starts. This happens when selecting any tracks from the album, which is a CD rip to my Melco server. I think there could be an issue with the files as they won't play from Windows. I deleted and reimported the files from a back but the problem persists.

I thought a rescan may resolve the issue, which It did not. However, during the rescan, my Stream3 started playing random music from Qobuz and subsequent rescans also play random tracks stored on the Melco. I completely powered down the Stream3, my Dela network switch and the Melco but the random playback continues

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Since this is only happening with one album, it could be that its files are corrupted somehow. So you might try re-ripping the CD to see if that solves the problem. Btw before re-ripping, I've found that gently cleaning both sides of an error-prone or unreadable CD with water and a drop of dishsoap can work wonders.