Problem having ATV (1G) audio play to Airport Express connected speakers

I've had some difficulties trying to have my ATV (1st Gen) act as a jukebox and play its audio on speakers connected to an Airport Express. When I select the remote speakers on the ATV it attempts to connect to them, spins for a while, and then gives up. The same speakers work fine if I remotely connect to them from a Mac running iTunes instead. I'd really like to use this feature with the ATV since it is always on and I can control it from anywhere on my network using my iPhone.
Anyone else having any success using the ATV to play to remote speakers?

You are mistaken. The Apple TV (1st Gen) can stream music to an Airport Express over AirTunes. It is selectable in the ATV settings display, and in the Apple Remote iPhone application, and I've successfully done it before. However, it does not always connect to the speakers properly, whereas a Mac running iTunes has no problem.

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Thanks for reply. I tried again changing frequency to 2.4 as suggested, but the problem was the same. Airport Utility reports it cannot find device. Then, when I try to connect to wireless network anyway, a box comes up telling me to enter password. I do this and I get the message "connection failed".
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Hello keer. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Can I stream audio to my airport express? but not only iTunes.
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I followed the instructions of the Airport Utility, and it started working.
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Common Problem. Common solution.
Connect your Express via ethernet cable to the Mac while other network connections on the Mac are switched OFF.
After the Express shows up, change the settings of the Express to join the existing network. Take the appr. settings.
Unplug and reconnect your Mac to the network.
Check if the Express shows up in Airport Utility
Alternative solution:
Hardreset the Express to factory settings
(while on power push the Pin next to the audio plug with a paperclip. Plug out the Express still holding down the little button then replug the Express to power and release button)
After that, the Express will show up in the Airport Utility.
Make all needed settings.
I would prefer the first solution, its easier just to plug a cat5 cable.

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The second picture shows when lounge airport express is connected to kafeels airport express and not the airport extreme (Shakeel's Airport Extreme) this is the problem.
isnt there a way to correct this so that they dont connect with each other and connect to the airport extreme ?

Lounge's AirPort Express must be located signficantly closer to Shakeel's AirPort Extreme than it is to Kafeel's AirPort Express, and there must be fewer obstructions in the signal path than the other possible connection.
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I have 3 airport express connected to 3 different stereo systems. When I use only one speaker, everything is ok. When I use 2 speakers, the signal stops for 2 seconds about every minute. When I use 3 speakers, signal stops for 2 seconds very frequently.
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Hello
I have experienced about the same problem with 2 AE´s.
Never had the problem before upgrading to the multiple speaker
option that came with one of thr itunes upgrades. But then I could only play one at a time, the idea is great but its no fun if the music stops every few minutes
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