[((( atom )))]

So I set up a second kodi on a second arch linux PC, audio going to HDMI via alsa and I get the exact same behaviour when I raise the audio-delay above 725 ms:
The picture starts to stutter and the log says: WARNING: CRenderManager::WaitForBuffer - timeout waiting for buffer.

I suppose this to happen on any given machine. Could someone please check that out quickly?