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Pros & Cons
Pros
Apple airplay is one of the best wireless home audio solutions available. With it's lossless audio design, it sounds as good as digital audio gets when delivered wirelessly. The current gen express has a desk footprint, not unlike an appletv.
Cons
Apple's airport express is a poor choice for wireless networking. If you change the configuration, you are forced to restart the router.
Not for the faint at heart. I ask every store(apple\amazon\ocean reef), they all not provide any warranty. I'm scared to even buy a new one, because from what i've read, the new one will just burn out as well!
The device is essentially worthless! It is clunky and impossible to set up. That doesn't work anymore (i still have one that hasn't been hit by the firmware to stop it fortunately). The manual is laughably incomplete.
Apple's new macbook air crashes all the time. Streaming is inconsistent and there is static and multiple breaks in play. No music while i try and troubleshoot issues on 2nd floor.
Highlights
Quality
This thing work perfectly, signal transmission is great without almost any sound quality loss.
Easy setup, reliable and does the job!
Some of the problems i've encountered are the problem of synchronization of the airplay instances, where all the zones are off ... Read More
Ignore most of the instructions on the internet, as the newest firmware only requires that you select sharing on your main rout... Read More
Price
Great inexpensive replacement… don't need to rtm.
A compact and inexpensive way to get airplay song functionality while extending your home wifi network.
Felt the price could have been better though.
Great product at the fraction of current product price of $99 that apples wants you to pay.
Shipping
Came in on time and works as expected!
It was packaged safely, and arrived without any defect.
Order this to get music on my deck and it arrived fast from seller.
I had a little snafu with delivery and the seller was excellent to work with.
Packaging/appearance
No power cord, so packing it is pretty easy.
Competitiveness
The current gen express has a desk footprint, not unlike an appletv.
This do-it-yourself wireless project will end up costing far less than other solution providers with proprietary equipment.
I have these all over, not as routers, but as airplay destinations.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
great, express, good, easy and signal. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 652 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 21 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Using this equipment anywhere there is a ethernet connection to create a wireless or wifi gateway also with apple itunes enables sound through its 3
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ok i was looking for a setup to use my ceiling speakers at home
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have to scour the chat forums a bit but you have to connect the airport express to macbook and from 34airport utility34 you have to select the wireless tab and input the name of your wifi network you do have to know the security type of your home wifi network 34wpa234 for e
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Unfortunately apple doesnt make these anymore
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Also cade in its original box
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This doityourself wireless project will end up costing far less than other solution providers with proprietary equipment
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This project is wireless in the control aspect as it can be controlled via most of the apple products available but the speakers still need to be wired from the central equipment
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