# Stream Will Not Start

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/stream-will-not-start/691308
**Category:** Plex Media Server
**Tags:** server-linux
**Created:** [February 16, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/stream-will-not-start/691308 "2021-02-16T14:51:43Z")
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### Author: ![bennettftomlin\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@bennettftomlin\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bennettftomlin_gmail_com)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/stream-will-not-start/691308/1 "2021-02-16T14:51:44Z")

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Server Version#: 1.21.3.4021  
Player Version#: iOS 7.13  
If I attempt to play Media that requires transcoding, the server attempts to transcode my audio to MP3 and the stream fails every single time. This is true even with hardware transcoding off and is a new thing that has started happening.

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### Author: ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/stream-will-not-start/691308/2 "2021-05-17T14:52:21Z")

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