Which version of HQ Player are you using, HQ Player 4? How is the Core and Bridge connected to the network, are you using WiFi or Ethernet? Is there any change on Ethernet if you are using WiFi?
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I have two questions:
If you install HQPlayer on the Core instead of the bridge, do you still experience this delay? This would be a test to eliminate some possibilities, not necessarily the end configuration.
If you don’t use HQPlayer and instead stream to the Prismsound using the native driver, do you experience any delay?
There is no sound when installed on the core.
It seems that the playback process is performed on Roon side when set with localhost, but the character of Roon does not appear in HQPlayer.
Is the native driver RoonBridge?
In that case there is no problem at all.
However, HQPlayer does not allow for multi-channel playback.
HQ Player needs a program to receive a network connection, in much the same way as Roon to Roon Bridge. This program is called an NAA (Network Audio Adapter) and is available to download for free on the Signalyst site.