2nd Gen Mac Mini, iTunes Streaming issues

Feeling flushed I've replaced my ATV1, 1st gen Time Capsule and Mac Mini and moved them down to the retirement home we're working on.
One of the reasons I replaced the Mac Mini was everytime I booted up I had to run diagnostics to get the airport running effeiciently . However, in the other place still using the TC as the wireless router it appeared to working much better. Then I added the old ATV1. Again for a week things were great.
Then...... while streaming music to the ATV1 and an Airport Express upstairs I noticed it started coughing and cutting out. I'd have to reconnect the speakers (ATV1 in the same room & AE upstairs) and restart the track. After experimenting what seems to be happening is:
When playing iTunes to the ATV1 and AE Speakers if I trying and download something large it cuts out, and if open Airport Utility or iStumbler (checking the power on each device for wireless power) it coughs badly recovering intermitantly. I can internet to my hearts content without any problems and up load massive documents to iDisk without interupting the music????
Apart from the AE ('n') they are all 'g' devices. iStumbler is showing relatively low signal strength for TC (41% ish about 20 feet away) and the AE (19% immediately upstairs above the Mini). As we're on the beach the only two other neighbours signals are showing and are really weak.... so the 'noise' is almost nothing.
In a wireless network siutation does the Mini talk directly to the speakers or does it have to go through the TC?? Is the Mini card dying or is it the TC? Caould I use another AE ('n') plugged into the Mini as the wirelss card?
Or is it the ATV1 dragging the signal down?
sigh... it was all going so well......

Thanks that's really helpful.
Sorry; aren't the old Mini, TC and ATV1 all g and the new AX n? Same principle though. I thought the AX was allegedly b/g/n compatible?
Should have know the AX might be the prob. I had an issue with one here. It was too near the ATV1 and was interfering with its visibility. When I seperated them further (distance) the both became visible and signals improved. The trouble is because of the house construction I need a boost upstairs. The AX works great for internet extension.
Did I read somewhere someone reset an AX for g only?
Cheers.

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