Airport Extreme/Airport Express

If someone could confirm what I think I have been reading, but still am not sure, I will gladly reward points.....
If I want to have my Airport Extreme set up as N only, then I can't connect my Airport Express solely for the purpose of using Airtunes?
And by not connecting my Airport Express, I will have speeds twice as fast as when I have a G device (Airport Express) connected?
Thanks much!

Hi Gyn,
I've connected my Airport Express via ethernet to my Airport Extreme. This means I have no "G" devices connected to it, correct? And now I'm running a "G" network through the Airport Express, via ethernet connection to the Airport Extreme, and the "N" network through the Airport Extreme? But in the summary for Airport Express it says I have a "Conflicting DHCP Range", and is blinking amber, and is not working. I will try a reset and see what happens.

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