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Wi-Fi Limitations and Sample rates...16/44.1

Help me clear something up. I am getting conflicting opinions on whether or not Wi-Fi necessarily limites sample rates to 16/44.1. I have read on Agon and at other sites, that most Wi-Fi routers have a limit of 16/44.1

This is a concern if you had anticipated playing 24/48 (or higher) flack files on your WiFi based server.

I have also read that in no way does Wi-Fi have such limitations. Is there some validity to this matter...in that some "routers" are limited...Wi-Fi in general? If so, how does one determine if their Wi-Fi router has limitations?

Thank you.
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metralla
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16 x 44,1000 x 2 (stereo) = approx 1.4Mbs.

May be a problem with the very first version of 802.11 circa 1997, but no problem with later WLAN 802.11a or 802.11g, the latter having a theoretical bandwidth of 54Mbs.

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