Comment 6 for bug 270700

I'm having the same/similar issue. Using the xfade backend makes navigating impossible. If I move the slider, the song will often stop (while the slider can still be moved, having no effect), or rhythmbox just freezes. I have attached my log where I got the song-stopping problem twice, and on the third song I had rhythmbox freeze. I tested using ALSA, but pulseaudio has the same issue.