A.P. Extreme 5.7 firmwire vs. A.P. Express 6.1.1 firmware

Once upon a time both A.P. devices used v.5.7 firmware and music could be played from Multiple Speakers i.e. Computer and Living Room. In a moment of insanity I "upgraded" the Express firmware to v.6.1.1 and now music plays only from one speaker, or the other. Express, previously rock solid, now drops connections.
There appears to be no way to advance the Extreme (flying saucer device) above v.5.7 and there's no way to regress the Express 6.1.1 back to 5.7 and its happier days.
Any thoughts?
And, thanks in advance for your ideas.
Tom

Instead of regressing your 802.11g AirPort Express Base Station (AX) back to an earlier firmware version, I suggest that you bring it up to its latest -- v6.3. Also, I believe the earliest version of firmware for the AX is 6.0, not 5.7.
However, if you still want to downgrade, here's how:
o Open AirPort Utility.
o From AirPort Utility menu, hold the Option key and choose Check for Updates....
o Select (place a check mark beside) the version you require.
o Click Download.
o Select your base station then choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.
o From the Base Station menu choose Upload Firmware....
o Select a firmware version and click OK.
(ref: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305301)

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