Intermittent Playback Stops - Roon on Rock/NUC

[Axel_Lesch]

And in case the fresh database doesn’t improve things, here some additional thoughts:

What are your DNS settings? It may make sense to switch your DNS to something faster:

FAQ: What does DNS mean? How do I change my DNS settings?

@George_Herman

It worked fine for 2 years and it started failing on a regular basis in the last 6 months. The only changes I made were making configuration simpler and I had no impact. (Please read the steps above.) This is an intermittent problem that disappears for weeks, and the occurs many times on the same day. I’m beginning to feel this software related…

This could just as well be hardware related.

@George_Herman

When this problem occurs, it pauses a number of times in an hour. I’ve shutdown each device and the problem still occurs. When I finally rebooted to Roon server, the problem finally went away. The problem goes away, and then it starts again… rebooting the server seems to consistently address the problem, This clearly seems to be a problem on the Roon server and explains why rebooting after an install address the problem for some period of time.

This doesn’t have to be a server problem but could also be related to insufficient or faulty RAM.

@George_Herman

It stops in the middle of a song, but if I go into Roon and hit play it continues. If I look at the app, I see that progress bar at the bottom actually disappears and reappears when I have the problem. It does this for local files and Tidal files. I streaming device is an Aurelic G2. I also moved the Roon server (I’m using a ROCK/NUC)

And last but not least, it could be an overheating problem that causes throttling.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000088048/processors.html

Have you ever cleaned your machine properly?

How to Clean Your Intel NUC • Jamie Phillips

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With ROCK, how do I find cpu temperature?

I am thinking about installing ROCK on my NUC 10 i7 because upsampling Roon to DSD256 is overheating the processor in Windows 10. I think I might like to see if Linux’s lower power requirements make a difference in that department. (I know the issues with ROCK and NUC 10 and think I can get around them.) As ROCK doesn’t allow me to install a temperature monitor application, how can I keep an eye on CPU temps if I go this route?

If any of these could be a possible cause, do you have the option of using another computer as a Roon server machine, just as a trial?