I Performed the podcast tests as well and it Xiia handles the same way as in shoutcast. However, Winamp and Double Twist. Alas, they are both less pleasant to use compared to Xiia for shoutcast. Not sure if the info really matters, but just hoping having more diagnostics helps someone.

I'm unsure what the difference is but the shoutcast stations I use almost work in Winamp. The stream will start but it's not buffering. That means it'll sound good at first but deteriorates very quickly. It seems to show that the network may not be the issue but something on the back end of the program or the fact that it cannot buffer.

I hope it helps. I don't like keeping music on my device since I'm just lazy so having my streams back would be wonderful.

Also still have a few more tests to perform. Specifically, if there is a difference in streaming audio via direct HTML links. Engadget is good since they offer their Podcasts in MP3, M4A, and OGG. I'll let you know tomorrow how it goes.