When will audio playout occur if a Dante receiving device has a latency setting of 2ms and a transmitting device has a latency setting of 5ms?

In a Dante network, the audio playout latency is determined by the device with the highest latency setting. When a transmitting device has a latency of 5 milliseconds and a receiving device has a latency of 2 milliseconds, the transmitting device dictates the effective latency for the audio stream.

The audio data will not be played out until it has traveled through the entire signal chain, which includes the latency of both devices involved. Therefore, when the transmitting device has a latency of 5 milliseconds, this becomes the greater factor in determining when the signal can be sent to the receiving device.

Thus, the total latency for audio playout, in this case, is calculated by adding the latencies of both devices. So, 2 milliseconds from the receiving device plus 5 milliseconds from the transmitting device results in an overall latency of 7 milliseconds before the audio is actually played back. This combined approach ensures that the receiving device receives the signal in sync with the data sent from the transmitter, preventing any potential audio artifacts or timing issues.