BeoMegaMan wrote:

Not sure why the hardline approach still that B&O somehow decided to bring out a product that doesn't perform perfect on wifi on their own cognition. By concept it is a streaming device. It's pretty amazing that I hear the exact same problems that people have with BeoPlay products happened with their Zeppelin and others. Not sure why everyone thinks their network is perfect all the time, especially when a bulk load of people are using provider hardware only. Can't tell you how many people that I talk to say that their wifi can't reach the other side of their house let alone achieve the speeds they are paying for. If people would take a second to learn how to properly setup things on a network vs. looking for a miracle Apple streamer that is limited by themselves to 3rd parties there would be a lot less swapping and hopping between all companies. Ah, you know... A little B&O here, a little there

Chris Townsend wrote:

My network is perfectly stable when streaming Airplay to an Apple TV that costs £90, I expect it to be as stable when streaming to exactly the same content to a device costing £1,700.

Beovision 7-55 Mk2, Beovision 8-32, Avant RF 28, Beolab 8000, Beolit 12, Beocom 2, Beotime, H6, Form 2.

Barry Santini wrote:

Thank your BeoMegaman for all your contributions here.

Can you point us to an FAQ or tutorial on exactly what we need to know about setting up a simple but robust home network?

I consider it unfair to blame Apple for the Airplay issues of B&O devices. For Airplay to function properly you need a stable network connection. And that is what is lacking here. That has nothing to do with the Airplay protocol itself. Might be inferior home networks, in a lot of cases, but from my point of view the B&O wifi implementation is the main reason causing the issues. Not the Airplay protocol.

Up till now noone blamed Apple or the AirPlay protocol - as far as I have understood the posts.

There is an issue with the older chips (built in to the A9 due to certain licencing) and some of the wifi networks (or the configuration of these), that some A9's are in.

I wonder how big the problem is in general?

Of all the A9's out there, Is really no A9 working properly on wifi 😕

MM

@BeoMegaMan,

I have no other WIFI networks within range having performed full scans, or on shared frequencies.

I am running the latest WIFI and Router equipment from Apple which uses the current Broadcom chipsets.

Every other device on my network is either 802.11AC or connected via Ethernet. Every other device in my network - 21 of them - works perfect.

The A9 is 2m precisely from the main Router. All other devices within proximity are running on 5GHz. Therefore the A9 is getting its own set of very clear radio waves. 

All the iPhones in my house are 6's and therefore are using AC on 5GHz.

Any suggestions???

Thanks.

We bought this when gave up on AirPlay with our Beolit 12 http://store.apple.com/uk/product/HG0S2ZM/A/mophie-premium-flat-lightning-to-usb-cable-3M

£30 but you know it'll work!

I would think the 2nd generation A9 it for the most part the same internally aside from the control board and the addition of the bluetooth button on the back. 

would it be that difficult to swap the control board?