Streaming to Airport Express breaks up after 9.1

After installing 9.1, streaming no longer works well to my Airport Express. It constantly stutters and seems to be re-buffering all the time. I have tried all the different streaming settings in Preferences:Advanced. Also, my computer is not backing up or syncing when this happens. At the most, a song will play smoothly for a minute, then stutter 5-6 times, then play for a minute. I have restarted both my computer and the Express. Any thoughts?

My problem is exactly the same. Only iMac speakers work stably.

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