> > > Are there any netsound issues with NetBSD, Xen or the NetBSD/Xen
> > > Kernels?
> >
> > There should not be. It sound works on dom0, I'd suspect a network
> > issue.
>
> hmm,
>
> Network works [...]

Maybe a general issue with esound/esd on NetBSD? After a night of some 
forensics: it works for me between two Linux hosts but I cannot get it 
run between two NetBSD hosts (this were no Xen setups!)

Greetings, Mark