Huh. What i'm looking at purchasing are a bunch of these
https://www.genelec.com/studio-monitors/sam-studio-monitors/8430a-ip-sam-studio-monitor for an ambisonic setup. They have a Ravenna input and they can be run in mono or stereo. Looking at the manual (
https://www.genelec.com/sites/default/files/media/Studio%20monitors/SAM%20Studio%20Monitors/8430A/8430a_opman_ip.pdf ) it states "There are some requirements for the AE67
network. The network must run a clock source
supporting the Precision Time Protocol according
to the format defined in IEEE 1588-2008.
Several audio sources and media IP switch
devices can act as PTP clock sources for the
network. It is also useful to make sure that the
IP switches delivering the audio streams have
been configured to prioritize the PTP clock
messages and the RTP audio streams over
other traffic."
From what you're saying i'd need to output the software stream from my computer using a secondary ethernet port into a ptp router then into my speakers.
How does Jack2 (dbus) fit into all of this?
It seems like the ptp software above can connect multiple computers, so i could just start out with a mini-pc with a 4 jack ethernet card and add more mini-computers as i need to yes?
Or am i completely confused?
Thanks