Good afternoon! BeoTolk No. 267 reported that B&O products are unstable in mesh networks, disconnected from the network due to the mesh structure. Is this really the case? I was planning to purchase a 4K TV the Beovision Contour for bedroom and connect it wirelessly. And since in my bedroom I have a wi-fi speed of only 10-15mb/s with a MikroTik router of 100 mb/s over optical fiber, the losses are very large. And it will not be possible to increase the tariff to 300-500 mb/s due to the lack of provider equipment. A wired connection is not an option due to the design and I wanted to replace the router with NETGEAR Orbi Pro WiFi 6 AX6000 in order to avoid speed loss and get more network stability, since this is a mesh system. And now I'm undecided - if these mesh systems are just not stable with B&O due to the cellular structure, then does this really correspond to your practice and what should I choose then to increase the speed in the bedroom and avoid losses?
Thank you to our Sponsors
Wi-Fi networks and B&O
22 replies
I have an aging Zyxel Multy with 3 transmitters in my apartment. The Wi-Fi has to navigate 2floors in a compact apartment but one where all the walls are stone and over 1m thick.
As a mesh…it works flawlessly at 47mbs max.
My master mesh device…connected via cable to the router spans out to my HiFi gear via LAN cable. From there…a data switch feeds the Theatre and other gear.
The BL90s update wirelessly (those days may be over now) though I don’t use WISA for music playing with them. The bedrooms and downstairs office HiFi gear each have a Multy feeding them over air from the master unit.
Where I think an improvement may be made is to use the mesh boxes to transmit data between each other over distances you cannot wire together but then to wire your HiFi/tv gear directly the mesh boxes. ie don’t Wi-Fi from the mesh box to your HiFi directly use cable if you can.
Thank you for your attention and such a detailed answer. Your advice are very valuable to me. I realized that you basically have a cable connection. And yet you reported that mesh Wi-Fi is working stably. It follows from this that you do not confirm the information that Mesh networks do not work stably with B&O equipment, if I understand you correctly?
Essentially, hardwire each satellite mesh unit to your Hifi/TV equipment and allow the mesh to communicate between each other (very fast transfer rates) but communicate with your TV/Hifi via cable. Dont use the internal Wifi recievers in the HiFi/TV devices.
Each mesh box will have typically 2 to 3 LAN ports.
I was the one that mentioned it in the podcast, it might had to do with my "old" AC wifi network, since i upgraded to WiFi 6 with the ASUS XT8 I had no mesh issues with the Theatre and A5. No node hopping or issues yet. MR works perfect.
Can report that my small network is stable. Bugs I have found are consistently repeatable and workarounds are available and viable, so I do not attribute any errors to the WiFi networks, but to B&O software. No audio problems.
For 9 months I used a:
- TP-Link AX3000 4-Stream Wi-Fi 6 router with a
- TP-Link AX3000 Wi-Fi Range Extender
I then switched to a "mesh" system with two of these devices:
- Google WiFi model "gj2cq" AC1200 Wi-Fi 5 router
Login to view imagePlease Log In to Reply
You must be logged in as a BeoWorld member to post replies to forum threads.
or
Join BeoWorld
Register to access the forums, reference material, and exclusive member benefits — including our monthly prize draw.
Become a MemberDecember 2026 Prize Draw
Gold Members OnlyAs a Gold member you're automatically entered into our exclusive prize draw — your chance to win iconic Bang & Olufsen products. A unique benefit of BeoWorld Gold membership, every draw brings a new opportunity to win something special.
1st Prize
2nd Prize
3rd Prize