Airplay Mirroring sound choppy

I have an AEBS running in radio mode 802.11n only (2.4GHz), and AppleTV (not the 1080p one) an iPad 2. All network devices are in my living room. My iPad is about 4 feet from both AEBS and AppleTV. When using Airplay mirroring, the sound is choppy. There is basically nothing else going on on the network. Any ideas?

I'm having the same issue. The audio here also cuts comepletely out at times. Not good!

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Hello,
I've searched through the forums and have found several threads on mirror issues with airplay but none of the answers helped me get up and running.
I have reviewed the airplay guides on apple.com as well as the trouble shooting guides for airplay mirroring with no success. I believe all my system components meet the requirements but I still get sound with no picture when using desktop mirroring.
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Hello there, Aprov.
Great job being thorough on troubleshooting the issue and isolating it down to your Mac. At this point your next step would be to follow the recommendations in the following Knowledge Base article for troubleshooting with an alternate user account:
Isolating an issue by using another user account - Apple Support
If you isolate the issue to only your user account, then the article offers the following recommendations:
If the issue happens in only one user account
If you have isolated an issue to a single user account, then you should focus your troubleshooting on that user and specific apps that have symptoms when logged in as that user. Mac OS X: How to troubleshoot a software issue provides some assistance with this. If you are just seeing the issue in one account, you most likely do not need to reinstall any apps.
Make sure you're using the most recent version of Mac OS X. If you're using a version of OS X Lion earlier than 10.7.4, see this article for assistance.
If you are seeing issues with an application unexpectedly quitting in just one account:
See this help article for additional assistance in OS X Mavericks.
See this help article for additional assistance in OS X Mountain Lion.
see this help article for additional assistance in OS X Lion.
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If you need more help with troubleshooting an issue isolated to a specific user account, you may wish to contact Apple Support. If you work with AppleCare to troubleshoot the issue, be sure to mention any troubleshooting steps you have already performed and the results, and the text of any alert messages you're seeing. You may want to take a screenshot of any alert messages so you can refer to them later.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

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Thanks for the suggestions, but...
Apple TV is, as advertised by Apple, to be fully capable of streaming full HD ( 1080 p) over an N standard wifi network. I'm aware of more than 1 set-ups (including my brother's home) where the ATV is set in absolutelly the same conditions (even with the same hardware) and works just fine.
Are you suggesting the AirPort Extreme Base Station is "low to mid grade wifi hardware"? What would you substitute it with?
All devices described (except the iPhones) are on the 5Ghz network. Swithing them (all, including the ATV) to 2,4 Ghz changes nothing.
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Welcome to the Apple Community.
Try the following steps, check whether things are working after each step where appropriate, before trying the next.
Check AirPlay is turned on on the Apple TV (turn it off and on if it already is)
Check that both devices are on the same network (Settings > Wifi, on the mobile device and Settings > General > Network, on the Apple TV).
Restart the Apple TV (Settings > General > Restart).
Restart the Apple TV by removing ALL the cables for 30 seconds.
Restart your router. (Also try removing it’s power cord for at least 30 seconds)
Restart your mobile device.
If you are still having problems, the following article(s) may help you.
Troubleshooting AirPlay
Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
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Wifi Diagnostic Software (for Mac users)
You may also find some help on this page, where I’ve collected some of the more unusual solutions to network issues.
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