I am seeing this issue on 24.10.
I was using wayland where something similar was happening until roughly
a week ago when it got so bad that I could not log in successfully for 4
or 5 attempts. With Xorg it seemed better at first, but it appears to be
just random. Just today I got the issue 3 times
$ gnome-extensions list --enabled
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** Attachment added: "prevjournal.txt"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/2089709/+attachment/5864460/+files/prevjournal.
I also have the problem, the crossfading option fixes it, but also
reducing the volume (in rythmbox!) did.
Ubuntu Gutsy
IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad Z60m
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)
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Rhythmbox sound problems (cli