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Spotify Connect interferes with change to AirPlay on speaker

Spotify Connect interferes with change to AirPlay on speaker

I use Spotify Connect from the Spotify OSX app to connect to a Spotify Connect speaker.

That speaker is also AirPlay compatable too.
I also use AirPlay from iTunes to play to it.

When I go from AirPlay to Spotify, it is usually not a problem.
But, after using Spotify Connect (like listening to music while working), when I quit Spotify (or not) and use iTunes (launched just then, or not) to listen to, say, NPR news, iTunes just can't connect to the speaker (power buttonrestarted or not).

The only thing that gets the Spotify Connect cobwebs out of the speaker is to pull the plug and do a full restart of the speaker.
What is causing Spotify Connect to interfere with AirPlay when one switched from it to AirPlay?
Is Spotify working on fixing this issue?

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I've played more with this issue and, depending on a lot of variations, Connect is no more of an issue than AirPlay or, probably, the powered speaker or AV receiver.


Sometimes, if AirPlay won't connect, Spotify Connect will. But if Connect is not being good, sometimes, AirPlay works. But sometimes, you have restart the speaker or Spotify or Wi-Fi (AirPlay) to get it to work.

 

It seems ALL of the parties have failed.

 

Even BT is not perfect…

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