TS2972 Music played through Apple TV the streaming is really slow & jumpy

I have just installed a new Apple TV & have my music library loaded in iTunes library on a new MacBook Pro. However, when I try to play music track through Apple TV the streaming is frustratingly slow and track often jams after a few seconds and/or become really jumpy etc. The wireless connection appears to be strong enough - showing full bars in the wireless icon on laptop. But the apple TV signal only shows 2/3 bars out of 5.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix? Do I need to compress the music files (from downloaded CD's) into a smaller file size or different format? I notice that music that I've downloaded from iTunes store seem to stream & play without any problem.
Meanwhile the photo library loading is also painfully slow through Apple TV - assume this is due the same problem?

Welcome to the Apple community.
You need to get your network working better than it is.
Intermittent problems are often a result of interference. Interference can be caused by other networks in the neighbourhood or from household electrical items.
You can download and install iStumbler (NetStumbler for windows users) to help you see which channels are used by neighbouring networks so that you can avoid them, but iStumbler will not see household items.
Refer to your router manual for instructions on changing your wifi channel or adjusting your multicast rate.
There are other types of problems that can affect networks, but this is by far the most common, hence worth mentioning first. Networks that have inherent issues can be seen to work differently with different versions of the same software. You might also try moving the Apple TV away from other electrical equipment.

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TS2972 Music played through Apple TV the streaming is really slow & jumpy

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