Apple tv won't play some lossless music

Hi there I'm running a wonderful Apple TV 2, with no mods thank you.  My mac desktop is running iTunes 11.0.1 and I've recently run into a problem where some of the music I try to play just wont.
I have ALAC files that I've encoded with iTunes that play wonderfully on my mac but once I attempt to play them over apple tv they either hang and do not play or cause iTunes to revert to the main system start.
I'm not certain why this is occurring but would certainly appreciate any assistance you can offer if you can think of some.
I also tried imported a Wav file converting it to apple lossless in iTunes itself rather then XLD hoping that it would then play.  Same issue; plays great on the computer but cannot play via Apple TV.
Steve

Thanks for the reply.
The network was working perfectly.
I went to my Mac, de-authorized and then re-authorized my account with the iTunes store. This appears to have solved the problem. (found this idea on the forum elsewhere)
This was very strange. I cannot find a good reason why this would happen after simply moving the AppleTV from one TV to another. The physical location is irrelevant as it has never moved move than 20 meters and the network signal strength is close enough as to be negligible.
I love the concept of the ATV and have two of them. I was thinking of getting a third. However, the design is not bullet proof like it absolutely must be for a consumer device of this type. The units are far too picky and prone to error for the average consumer to use happily. Granted, they usually correct themselves if left alone for a while, but the anxiety of not knowing if your ATV will work again is not fun at all.
I never fully appreciated how cool the ATV was until I actually started using one. The ability to rent movies, stream all of my content, and purchase media are first class features that would really excite people if Apple could somehow get them interested enough to try it. Right now, it's a niche product.
Ted

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