Airport express - audio dropping

i'm using airport express for wireless internet and to play audio through a pair of powered speakers. it has worked fine in the past but lately has been dropping the audio constantly. i'm playing music through itunes and the track just stops, and the audio ceases. i'm only about 1 meter away from the airport.
any ideas? thanks!

Same problem here. The audio drops seem to directly correlate with any and all web activity in Safari. Every time a new page has to load, Airport Express cuts out. I've had Airport Express (n) for a few months and only recently did this start happening.

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