David,

Chromecast creates his own wifi and by that you might get rid of router-wifi or B&O software related issues. Chromecast Wi-Fi created by a B&O speaker does NOT work. Faulty software. Chromecast Wi-Fi created by a dongle works for all speakers included in a group.

Hi thanks for the question.

I haven't tried that, because sometimes the music is in sync and other times (most of the time), it's not. But then sometimes it corrects itself if I leave it to play. It's all very random. If the wired connections don't work, which i'm going to try later, then I will see if that makes a difference too. 

Thanks for the suggestion.

David

I have read about the instability of chrome cast at the moment t on B&O products, so I have stayed away from that, even disabling the feature on all my speakers, but that didn't do anything. If anything, it made the disconnection even worse.

It may be a software issue, but we will wait and see what a wired connection yields.

Thanks for taking the time to help out

David

Good luck for that!

Btw Chromecast issues are solved for all now:

https://9to5google.com/2018/02/01/google-play-services-update-fixes-chromecast-google-home-wi-fi-issues/

mczac wrote:

David,

from my personal experience BeoSound 1/2 wireless speakers are very sensitive to the quality of WiFi network. More over they don't buffer enough in case of a temporary collision on wifi spectrum. They work on 2.4GHz which is highly polluted by home appliances including microwaves. Plus most consumer routers may not have MIMO multiple receivers and transmitters to handle wireless streams independently increasing overall throughput. Other issue with BO Multilink technology is that it is not a multicast and transmission to the speakers is going independently, however as a feature request in addition to multicast, each speaker could have handled internet music source independently such as TuneIN or Deezer. You can eventually optimise your wireless coverage with additional base station and selecting appropriate channels using wireless diagnostics or expensive wifi spectrum analyzers. However where it is possible I strongly recommend to replace wireless with wired network.

steve1977 wrote:

Anyone has insights, why B&O does not include AC and 5Ghz receivers into their BS1/2. it feels an absolute requirement for a premium wifi device. even the ATV has this.

Historically, b&o has always included very outdated wifi receivers (eg, beolit came with G standard, which even at launch was outdated for a decade).

it feels like the very wrong area to save money as it heavily impacts user experience.

hope there will be a change for future wifi devices.

DavidSJones76 wrote:

after having to reset the router the problems all returned.

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I have also set all speakers on a stable router channel (channel 11) with a static IP address.

Each time I reset mine, my wireless BS35 isn't able to find the network again. I have to unplug/plug it to main just after.

Will a static address solve this?

Hi guys,

I have wired most of my speakers in to the router and this has appeared to solve the problem for now. However, I have a few speakers I cannot hardwire in such as the Beoplay M3. I can live with that, but upstairs I have an A6 and BS 1, which still do not sync and drop out. I can't hardwire either of them, because of the distance between them and the router. Would you suggest power lining them or using a wifi extender upstairs then using an ethernet to the extender plug?

@CB I found when using an old Bose system that giving the speakers a static IP address solved many issues so maybe give that a try. I have all my current B&O speakers on a static IP with as much bandwidth as possible. Hopefully with the speakers now wired instead of wireless it will solve the problems I have been having.

Thanks for all the support guys. It is much appreciated.

David

please refrain from using wireless wifi extenders. PowerLine extenders are now capable of delivering speeds up to 1.2Gb/s.