I'm still of the opinion it is something knocking 5dB off the SNRM.
With a 3dB SNRM it knocks you offline and returns the line to 8dB.
What you could do is leave the line alone when it resyncs at 8dB SNRM with the lower speed and leave DslStats monitoring the line.
It should catch the event happening and show a 5dB drop in SNRM from 8dB to 3dB, then back up again.
Keep a note of the time(s) this happens.