Help: Strobe Player: Live DVR stream resetting to start vs Live point

Update: 11/27 23:00-
The version of the strobe player we are using is the most current version-
I tested my smil file with a stock strobe player tied dirctly to the akamai CDN - the VBR is working correctly but I still have an intermittent issue when loading/refreshing the page. The player will reset to 16 seconds into the stream vs the live (current) point.
We stripped back to the stock strobe player removing any additional code that my have been causing the issue.
The SMIL file playing within a standard OVP player using the DVR and VBR feature works without issue. It will reset to the live point upon launch/refresh with out issues.
We have opened a ticket with Adobe as it now appears the issue is with the strobe player. But if anyone has any insights/experience with this issue.
All help is appreciated-
I am working with the strobe player that accomodates a Live DVR with Variable streams (1000-400kbs) My issue is when the page is refreshed a few times the player will reset to the begining of that days DVR vs the live point. This hit or miss nature is very frustrating.
If I strip out the VBR feature it will function - but this is not an option for deployment.
I have also confirmed my manifest file with Akamai and it checks out along with my smil file-
Testing:
The behavior is across all browsers and OS-
I have tested the feed with and without the VBR and it behaves with the same hit or miss rate.
I have stripped out all extra coding on the site to eliminate possible issues.
I have tried to force the seek point well past any time that could exist in the DVR feed with out sucess.
One other oddity - the DVR feed will always start at 16 seconds in- that may be a unrealted
Has anyone else seen this behavior/found a solve.

Hi,
Please raise an issue with more details at http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FM.
For example, please write what type of delivery (rtmp or hds), provide replication steps (an example on how to set it up), state whether you're live or in dvr. A code snippet would help, as well.
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