Airplay doesn't "stick" - switches to internal speakers

Streaming music/sound from any source (including Spotify) worked fine after I upgraded to Mountain Lion half a year ago. About two weeks ago, it stopped working. When I select Airplay when Spotify is playing, there is no output for about 10 seconds, and then it switches to my internal speakers. Even when I close all apps, I can watch this happening from System Preferences - Music. When I select Airplay  without any music playing, it switches back to internal speakers after about 15 seconds. I can play from iTunes via AirPlay from within the app, but if I select AirTunes in System Preferences, the same happens.
Timing-wise the problem coincided with upgrading the firmware on my Airport Express to 7.6.4 (reverting to the previous version doesn't seem possible). 
Hope anyone recognises this problem, It's very frustrating, since I cannot play music over my speakers anymore.

Timing-wise the problem coincided with upgrading the firmware on my Airport Express to 7.6.4 (reverting to the previous version doesn't seem possible).
Reverting to an earlier firmware version is possible with v5.6 of the AirPort Utility. Note: This version runs fine under OS X Mountain Lion but will not install without a workaround. Let me know if you need it.

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