browsers interrupt playback on chained ogg files delivered by icecast cs. the serial changes (using icecasts intro feature) https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=175281 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455165 javascript workaround example https://github.com/emilis/worldradioplayer/blob/master/static/js/sound-player.js#L86