Experiencing stutter randomly on my Yamaha WXA50

[Lars1111]

Plan

Premium

Country

The Netherlands

Device

Yamaha WXA50

Operating System

NA

My Question or Issue

I'm experiencing randomly stutter using Spotify Connect with my Yamaha WXA-50. When I play music via spotify connect after some time randomly the music stops and 3 seconds later plays the music again, and repeats with same phenomenon with shorter pauses everytime. After a while it plays the music again without stutter. The duration time of the stutter is around 30sec. When I skip the song during this phenomenon, it plays the new song without stutter. It starts mostly after around 15min. playing music via spotify connect without stutter. 

The WXA-50 is connected via ethernet. Via the optical input I connected chromecast audio instead. Via this way I do not experience any issues. When playing internet radio on WXA-50 I also do not experience any issues.

The issue which I am experiencing very annoying. Could someone please help me to resolve?

[Kilik91]

I have a Yamaha Aventage RX-A2A receiver with the exact same stuttering issue. I've been experiencing this for what feels like at least six months. I live in Korea so I think the issue has nothing to do with the location. Hope they will fix this soon

[Sandra9111]

It happens with ifi streamer too .

[Harmani]

Has this issue "magically" disappeared for others as well?

No firmware update (or downgrade) on WXA-50, but I haven't experienced it in quite a while now...

[simondona]

For me it disappeared exactly when I downgraded firmware on N470D. MusicCast continues to suggest to upgrade the firmware, very annoying, trying to avoid it since there isn't any new update.

[andyf83]

I tested it yeterday and it worked OK (WXC-50) for a few songs then returned. It is certainly not fixed.

[Picker_]

Nope its not fixed yet. But the thing is, you cant tell when or why it happens. But the stutter still comes randomly.

[MattiasSE]

Any update regarding this? I'm experiencing stutter with an Aventage RX-A2A. 

Thanks

Mattias

[Picker_]

I was tyred of waiting for Yamaha so i sold mine and went for a Marantz.

No more problems now 😉

And no more Yamaha for me 😉

[6string]

I recently started using Qobuz via MConnectHD on ios with an WXC-50 as a renderer (Play To).  Stuttering started after streaming 24/192 files from Qobuz/MConnectHD to the WXC-50. I reinstalled the firmware from 2021 and it temporarily went away only to return after about 2 hours of streaming.  After it started stuttering again, no source would play smoothly whether from Airplay or Qobuz directly at lower resolutions, or local server files as a Server source on the WXC-50. Shutting off the WXC-50 and turning it back on fixed the issue for a while and in the process I discovered a few things on the WXC-50 settings. Every time I would stop MConnect HD I would hear the Server source autoplay on the WXC-50.  I checked settings and shut off all sources’ autoplay.  Despite trying to select Wired on the WXC-50 it kept reverting to wireless. As I’m cabled in I changed that in the web browser settings and it stuck so now it’s truly connected as wireless. Testing the new settings now and will know in a couple of hours whether stuttering returns.  It’s definitely a buffer filling up somewhere as this never happened at 24/96khz. It’s only with 24/192khz files from streaming services. Local server files played via wifi to the WXC-50  at 24/192khz don’t cause the issue.  The incoming stream is getting backed up somewhere and I suspect the last step in the chain, in this case the WXC-50 as a renderer after passing through my ios device is causing a lag that breaks the incoming packets. The slowdown some folks are seeing might be the traffic jam affecting the stream as it begins to backup.  

[6string]

Meant to say “truly connected as wired”

[6string]

my recommendations are:   turn off autoplay for all sources; use wired only connection and make sure to set the device Status to Wired.  If this doesn’t work I’ll reply back and likely get a BlueSound Node.  Yamaha has abandoned the WXC-50 so if it doesn’t work now, it never will.  

[6string]

No issues since switching to wired connection and changing the WXC-50 Network Connection Select to Wired LAN.  Despite plugging it in the selection remained Wireless until explicitly changed.  Previously had no issues with Apple Music since it’s resolution wasn’t 24/192 but Qobuz via MConnectHD was too much for the WXC-50 to handle when connected via WIFI.  Wired appears to work after 6 hours of 24/96 and 24/192 without a glitch.  I have a quite good router from Synology, MR2200ac, and have had no issues other than this. 

[Elfje]

Just got Premium. I was disappointed using my RX-S601D because of the stuttering, delays, stops and so on. Tried all written on the topic, including in this thread like DNS's and what have you. Finally I went from firmware 2.86 (latest, 13/09/2021) back to 2.65 (previous one I have, 02/04/2019). What hit me first was the direct response from Spotify track selections made on my phone. On 2.86 it took a while for a track to start. With 2.65 instant! And so far no stutter, stops and so on. With 2.86 I got a stop or stutter within minutes. Kind of "funny", the release notes for 2.86: "Spotify connection stability improvement"

[robotoaster]

This is not occurring only on Spotify. I have the same issue on Qobuz.

[kmaquarius]

this is yamaha wxa-50 problem not spotify i still looking for solution

[robotoaster]

I am testing now wired connection on WXC-50. No issues so far. Using Multicast app to play Qobuz 24/192 content.

[Chrisdude]

For me changing the routers DNS to 1.1.1.1 worked: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Other-Podcasts-Partners-etc/Spotify-connect-feed-dropping-out/m-p/5...