You can use a cheaper Linksys router or another brand of router to bridge. I have a couple EA4500 bridged to the EA6900 and no speed lose. Very few wireless devises use the new AC connection and most are still N so you don't have to spend the big bucks. To bridge you have to have a cat cable going to the other router. If you don't want to run another cat cable then purchase an Extender(s) which picks up the wireless signal from your router and then rebrocasts it. With an Extender you will lose speed if it is placed at the outside limit of the router wireless signal v/s in the middle area of the signal. I have a large house and have one main EA6900 router and three other routers bridged using a switch. I tried using Extenders but wireless signals go up and down and if you are streaming a HD movie or online gaming, the Extenders may not work unless the wireless signal to them is strong.
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