AirTunes cuts out too much

I've had AirTunes hooked up for about three months now. Sometimes the connection between my Mac and the stereo goes for the whole day without a problem. Sometimes - like today - it cuts out for a few seconds then it's back on again, repeat. Also, my Airport Express wireless connection sometimes does the same thing, on/off/repeat. Sometimes my computer can't find my Airport Express closed network; but it has no problem finding the neighbors' open networks. This problem manifests itself without regard to what time of day it is, what the weather is like outside, whether or not someone is using a cellphone or the cordless phone we have, whether or not the cable TV (we have a cable modem) is on/off, whether the lights are on, distance between the computer and the Airport Express, I have checked the connections of my Airport card, Airtunes cables, etc., etc. ad infinitum.
This happens with streaming content like an internet radio station as well as with songs in my iTunes library resident on my hard drive.
I have the latest iTunes. I have the latest OS updates.
Things I have tried with "success." Unplugging Airport Express, letting it reset. Quitting and rebooting iTunes.
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? Is this a specific problem that I can solve with an unknown (to me) software update/upgrade/purchase? Is there a chapter in the two OS X books I have (Tiger for Dummies and Tiger: the missing Manual) that I haven't read? Is there another book I can buy that will guide me to the right solution?
Note: I am really tired of the "just unplug the cable and let it reset" answer. That's how things are solved in a Windows world. The problem with those answers is that I might have to unplug and thus reset the Airport Express several times in one sitting!

A number of things to try:
- disable WDS. WDS will limit your range.
- drop bandwidth from 802.11g to 802.11b (G service is 50 ft, B service is 150)
- try re-positioning the Airport Express base station
- change the channel the base station uses (may be a conflict with other devices in your home).
As a last resort, you can do what I did...hardwire the Airport Express...I too was getting tons of drop outs, due to 2GHz cordless phones,microwave interference, distance and number of walls traversed.
Report back on your progress & good luck!
Rob

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