[Ron Ramirez]

I think Joe is using an internet stream for his audio source.

And that just made me think - I wonder if your (Joe's, that is) internet provider is throttling (limiting) your bandwidth? Some ISPs are doing that these days, especially since the Net Neutrality rules are no longer in effect.

As for me, I am running a playlist of tunes which are on my computer, so no internet connection is needed for what I am doing.