It seems it isn't related to the file-size; that is just a coincidence. I've found that MP3 tracks of any length that are 32kbps or 64kbps (mono or stereo) cause this whilst 128kbps tracks are okay. Most of the audio- books are 32 or 64 kbps although I found one that was 128kbps, and it played without the CPU load issue. Almost all my music files are 128kbps or higher.
The only thing I can think of to explain it is some kind of up-sampling although 32/64kbps to 128kbps isn't exactly intensive. -- CPU 60% and High Temperatures playing large MP3s https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/141390 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
