Playback pauses and ipod freezes then unfreezes after 20 seconds

Description of the issue:
When playing continuously song after song, the ipod freezes and music stops about 5 seconds in to most songs. After about 20 seconds, playback resumes and the ipod is responsive again.
Symptoms:
Only happens after one song ends and the next one begins.
Doesn't happen every time
iPod freezes and won't accept commands from the click wheel.
Troubleshooting: Reset has not resolved the issue.
Background: Worked fine before last night, when I added some more files to my itunes library by convering them from wma to AAC. I received the message during synch that itunes couldn't copy all the files from itunes, since there's not enough room on the ipod.
Once I get home today, I'll try reformatting, etc.

Try a restore.
See: How to restore the iPod to factory settings.
What account are referring to? iTunes music store?

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