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.
** Attachment added: "rhythmbox.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17995950/rhythmbox.log -- rhythmbox freezes(sound keeps playing) after selecting position on the timeline-bar with crossfading on https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/270700 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs