Extreme range - extend with Express?

Hello:
What kind of range should I expect with an AirPort Extreme base station? If it's not enough, can you extend it with just an AirPort Express plugged in somewhere in between? If so, can you extend the network and use the Express' Air Tunes function simultaneously?

Apple quotes 150 ft as the standard, however, range is so dependent upon density of the buildings etc so it's difficult to get that far in practise.
You can extend the range using WDS (there's one explanation of how to do this here: http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/airportexpress.ars/4 ) and, yes, you can use Air Tunes simultaneously.

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