Audio stutter mostly when pausing/skipping on shield pro 2019



I’m using Kodi 21 on a Shield pro 2019 and I’m experiencing audio stutters, mostly when resuming playback after pausing or after skipping forward/backward.

My experiences with these audio stutters

  • It has been happening on previous version of Kodi as well, but it seems to have gotten worse on v21 recently
  • It always happens for a couple of times after resuming playback when paused or when skipping forward/backward.
  • After resuming or skipping, it mostly plays fine without issue
  • However, this is not always the case. Sometimes it randomly stutters as well when not pausing/skipping
  • This seems to occur most often with higher quality files (4k HDR/DV and/or lossless audio), but not exclusively

My setup

  • Shield 2019 pro is connected with new certified hdmi cable to my soundsystem
  • Soundsystem is connected with new certified hdmi cable to my TV
  • Kodi passthrough audio to my soundsystem is enabled
  • My soundsystem can play all types of audio, including lossless

Logs when the stutter occurred while resuming after pausing and skipping; paste.kodi.tv/kofubucaqa

How can I fix this?