AirPort Express 2nd gen vs 3rd gen (Why is 3rd gen slower?)

[Darwini]

I have recently bought a 3rd gen airport express so that I can use airplay with hi-fis in two different rooms. I've had my 2nd gen for many years and never had a problem with it. But when i listen to music from the 3rd gen, it keeps lagging (once or twice in a 5min song). It's not awful, but its annoying and not what I would expect from an apple product.

So far I have tried swapping the airports over, using in different rooms, and replacing the new airport but it keeps happening only with the newer airport. Is there a reason for this? Or could it be my 3rd party wi-fi router (BT Home Hub 4.0).

Many thanks for any thoughts!!

 

[eduardrw]

How are the AE's connected? Ethernet or WIFI.
Are they just a WIFI client or are they extending your BT's WIFI?

 

[Darwini]

Thanks for getting back to me.

Connected by wifi to "join a wireless network"

 

[Altemose]

Thanks for getting back to me.

Connected by wifi to "join a wireless network"

Have you tried assigning it a static address or downgrading the firmware to 7.6.1.

 

[Darwini]

Thanks for your post.

They were already using the latest firmware (7.6.4).

I changed their IP from DHCP to static, but it hasn't seemed to help.

 

[Altemose]

Thanks for your post.



They were already using the latest firmware (7.6.4).



I changed their IP from DHCP to static, but it hasn't seemed to help.

Try downgrading to 7.6.1.