spotify connect pause problems

Hi,
I am playing spotify connect through a v4 amp. sometimes the music will pause for 1-3 seconds in the middle of streaming. sometimes a power cycle on the amp will help but not always. anything i can do to smooth this out?

it is showing firmware 4.6.41

i have tried a factory reset, which seemed to be fine for a bit but the pausing came back. i have also tried using the connect play from multiple other devices. i have even tried using the connect play from different spotify accounts. the pausing does not happen when i stream through airplay, only with spotify connect. i am looking to expand my audio setup with many more devices, but this is my primary use case and is pretty irritating to hear. any thoughts?

I have the same problem. System is connected via LAN cable so wireless connectivity should not be a problem.

Just wanted to add myself to the list of people with this issue. I make and sell equipment using these boards, Up2Stream V4 usually, and I’ve noticed that as soon as there’s more than 4 devices playing, the stability of the system really goes out the window. I’ve invested in better wifi for my shop thinking that would be it, but nope. Tested out at a different location as well, same results.

2 or 3 devices, great, but add more and it’ll start stuttering intermittently. I wonder if there’s a way to add more buffering time to whichever unit is configured up as a server (i.e. ‘the master’). Sonos doesn’t have this problem, even in terrible wifi situations and it very well may be due to the ability to set a buffer for up to 2000ms.

It’s undeniable that Spotify Connect has many issues. I’ve encountered this problem before but couldn’t find a solution. Now, I use AudFree Spotify Music Converter to save my favorite songs to my computer. Transferring these songs directly to devices is actually better since it avoids connection failures altogether.

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Bump this after I started experience this too, it’s pretty painful. I have three units, A30, Upstream Pro, and mini and it happens on them all even if they’re not connected in multi room. I hardwired two and gave them all static ips to test if that’s better and it still happens. Basically, after playing fine for 10-20 minutes audio just stops for 3-6 seconds and then continues. Any tips on trying to debug this issue? As far as I can tell everything is up to date.