FWIW, I search all forums (fora?) for this issue, but found nothing.

How come it takes so long for Airtunes to connect to AE? I bring up Airtunes and honestly, 5 minutes or more goes by before I can choose "Living Room" to stream to. Is this normal? AE users please respond. TIA.

P.S. Before anyone suggests it, I know I could just leave Airtunes running all the time, but I'd rather not.