Airport express keeps dropping AirPlay

I use AirPlay all the time but in the last week my Airport Express has started to drop AirPlay after an hour or so.  I unplug it and restart and then it works again. Yesterday it worked nearly the whole day but cut out in the evening. It's an n model. Any ideas?

I have this problem too, Ive been reading forums about this dropout problem.
I read that wireless home phones could cause this issue. So I unplugged my phones.
It still happened, so I bought a new AirPort Extreme and I STILL have this problem

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