diff --git a/src/auracast/multicast.py b/src/auracast/multicast.py
index 2e49c2a..be9b59d 100644
--- a/src/auracast/multicast.py
+++ b/src/auracast/multicast.py
@@ -65,11 +65,8 @@ class ModSoundDeviceAudioInput(audio_io.SoundDeviceAudioInput):
             hostapis = sd.query_hostapis()
             api_index = dev_info.get('hostapi')
             api_name = hostapis[api_index]['name'] if isinstance(api_index, int) and 0 <= api_index < len(hostapis) else 'unknown'
-            pa_ver = None
-            try:
-                pa_ver = sd.get_portaudio_version()
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+            pa_ver = sd.get_portaudio_version()
+
             logging.info(
                 "SoundDevice backend=%s device='%s' (id=%s) ch=%s default_low_input_latency=%.4f default_high_input_latency=%.4f portaudio=%s",
                 api_name,
@@ -697,7 +694,7 @@ class Streamer():
         drift_threshold_ms = 2.0 if enable_drift_compensation else 0.0
         static_drop_ms =  2 if enable_drift_compensation else 0.0
         # Guard interval measured in LC3 frames (10 ms each)
-        discard_guard_frames = int(sample_rate / 1000) // 2  if enable_drift_compensation else 0
+        discard_guard_frames = 10 if enable_drift_compensation else 0
         # Derived sample counts
         drop_threshold_samples = int(sample_rate * drift_threshold_ms / 1000.0)
         static_drop_samples = int(sample_rate * static_drop_ms / 1000.0)
@@ -1039,19 +1036,19 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         logging.error(f"Unknown AUDIO_BACKEND: {AUDIO_BACKEND}")
         raise ValueError(f"Invalid AUDIO_BACKEND: {AUDIO_BACKEND}")
 
-    # Select audio input device based on backend
-    shure_device_idx = None
-    
+    # Select audio input device based on backend    
+    audio_dev = None
     if AUDIO_BACKEND == 'ALSA':
+        search_str='ch1'
         # Use ALSA devices
         from auracast.utils.sounddevice_utils import get_alsa_usb_inputs
         devices = get_alsa_usb_inputs()
-        logging.info("Searching ALSA devices for Shure MVX2U...")
+        logging.info(f"Searching ALSA devices for first device with string {search_str}...")
         
         for idx, dev in devices:
             logging.info(f"  ALSA device [{idx}]: {dev['name']} ({dev['max_input_channels']} ch)")
-            if 'shure' in dev['name'].lower() and 'mvx2u' in dev['name'].lower():
-                shure_device_idx = idx
+            if search_str in dev['name'].lower():
+                audio_dev = idx
                 logging.info(f"✓ Selected ALSA device {idx}: {dev['name']}")
                 break
                 
@@ -1077,8 +1074,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                         logging.info(f"✓ Selected PulseAudio device {idx}: {dev['name']} → routes to PipeWire")
                         break
     
-    if shure_device_idx is None:
-        logging.error(f"Shure MVX2U not found in {AUDIO_BACKEND} devices!")
+    if audio_dev is None:
+        logging.error(f"Audio device {audio_dev} not found in {AUDIO_BACKEND} devices!")
         raise RuntimeError(f"Audio device not found for {AUDIO_BACKEND} backend")
     
     config = auracast_config.AuracastConfigGroup(
@@ -1112,10 +1109,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         #big.audio_source = read_lc3_file(big.audio_source)  # load files in advance
 
         # --- Configure Shure MVX2U USB Audio Interface (ALSA backend) ---
-        if shure_device_idx is not None:
-            big.audio_source = f'device:{shure_device_idx}'  # Shure MVX2U USB mono interface
+        if audio_dev is not None:
+            big.audio_source = f'device:{audio_dev}'  # Shure MVX2U USB mono interface
             big.input_format = 'int16le,48000,1'  # int16, 48kHz, mono
-            logging.info(f"Configured BIG '{big.name}' with Shure MVX2U (device:{shure_device_idx}, 48kHz mono)")
+            logging.info(f"Configured BIG '{big.name}' with Shure MVX2U (device:{audio_dev}, 48kHz mono)")
         else:
             logging.warning(f"Shure device not found, BIG '{big.name}' will use default audio_source: {big.audio_source}")
         
@@ -1128,12 +1125,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     # 24kHz is only working with 2 streams - probably airtime constraint
     # TODO: with more than three broadcasters (16kHz) no advertising (no primary channels is present anymore)
     # TODO: find the bottleneck - probably airtime
-    # TODO: test encrypted streams
+
 
     config.auracast_sampling_rate_hz = 16000
     config.octets_per_frame = 40 # 32kbps@16kHz
     #config.debug = True
     
+    config.enable_adaptive_frame_dropping=True
     # Enable clock drift compensation to prevent latency accumulation
 
     run_async(