Keep in mind that these streaming stats can and are affected by the current bandwidth between your end and the streaming source server. Since we are also examining active file transmission speed in realtime measurement. Another words the actual codec data is dependent on the actual bandwidth at that specific point in time. Streaming data Audio/Video can and does use a certain amount of buffering to stabilize the signal quality. Many variables are present.
For instance if you examine the third line of transmission data. You can see that the source file is 1280x720@27 frames. The actual data speed with your current bandwidth is 854x480@27 frames. So there is congestion between you and the source server and dynamic compression is evident. This might be bandwidth constraints on your end or it could be on their end. Just a little Nerdy FYI.
Thanks, I have been looking at that and reading about it, so I guess I am getting nerdy. I have high internet speed, and my main audio streaming device is run via wi-fi not ethernet connection, and I have yet to hear any latency, even on hi-res files, but of course it could be happening. I only listen to YouTube audio as part of videos when on my desk top window PC connected via ethernet to a Linksys mesh system, and through headphones and external head/amp dac.
When using my streamer in my listening room with speakers, it is audio file format only, no video. Volumio does now have the ability to listen to audio from YouTube, but you get the audio stream only, no video. And on my main system I am rather certain I can hear the difference in audio quality between YouTube vs redbook.
Of course the audio brain can make one feel rather certain about things which are not the case in reality. So I guess the question in my case is can I hear the difference between a streamed over wi-fi redbook or hi-res file vs. one that is 128KBPS.
