26-Jan-2018, 05:06
(25-Jan-2018, 23:04)meeotch Wrote: @Eggman - that's interesting. I'm not too familiar with mesh networking, but I assume it must either be using a different part of the spectrum, or otherwise have better interference qualities with "standard" 5GHz wifi. (This assumption based on the fact that the Phantoms aren't actually connected to your mesh, as you can likely confirm by logging in to the mesh and seeing what's connected - or by shutting it down altogether.)
As an update to the original topic: the Airport Express provided no benefit at all, just as I suspected based on the info above. With optical input to the Dialog, it still exhibited audio dropouts several times an hour.
My next test is to shut down all the networking equipment in the entire building, and test for dropouts.
I claim no understanding of mesh networks either! I’m simply reporting that my issues were all related to the instability of my WiFi network, and the numerous dead zones in my two story house. The Airport is a lousy solution because it is an old, weak router, and will not solve the dead zone issues. I had tried a Netgear extender, and that was utter garbage, because it would get lost whenever my equally garbage cable modem router combo decided to switch frequencies. I don’t know how the Eero works. It simply blankets the house. There are no dead zones. If you start with the premise that your Devialet hardware is not defective, then the obvious culprit is your house’s WiFi environment.
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