Is there a way to force Plex to transcode particular audio-only files while playing remotely? It appears that it will transcode FLAC files to AAC if they're above a particular bitrate. e.g., stuff ...

Hardware transcoding unlike software transcoding, relies on the server’s CPU to convert media files into different formats, hardware transcoding offloads this intensive task to a dedicated component ...

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Over in Other Hardware, most home NAS discussions eventually get around to Plex (and its alternatives). Perhaps I'm not the target market, but I can't see the compelling case for it. I have an ...