Same here, but I don't think it has anything to do with volume, but disk access. Try and put it to pause before rebooting it, then, upon reboot, wait ten seconds (until disk access stops) before unpausing. No stuttering.

Dragi "Bonzi" Raos
Zagreb, Croatia
Q#5196, MkII#80000376, 18GB green
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Dragi "Bonzi" Raos Q#5196 MkII #080000376, 18GB green MkIIa #040103247, 60GB blue