I have installed an Icecast server to simulate a radio station. Icecast use HTTP as a protocol but I wonder if, for audio only, it provides a good enough sound quality. I've heard about RTSP and it seems more convenient for audio streaming - but I can't find any Icecast equivalent using RTSP protocols.
Can I have your thoughts on it?
Thanks!
The use of HTTP with protocols that support adaptive bitrates. This is theoretically a bad fit... however, HTTP is widely interoperable. It has countless implementations both on the server and client sides, which is great. RTSP isnt known for its interoperability... Normal RTSP servers close inactive control connections. Well-behaving servers will still keep RTSP sessions for a while longer than HTTP...