Linksys EA9500 AC5400 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router Review

At a whopping $400, the Linksys EA9500 is a high-priced internet router. But, the Tri-Band MU-MIMO router is truly one of the fastest routers on the consumer market. But, with big power comes big design. You’ll need a lot of room to fit this Wi-Fi router.

The EA9500 has a combined Wi-Fi bandwidth of up to 5,333 Mbps with its tri-band and quad stream features. It has two 5 GHz bands with speeds up to 2,166 per band and one 2.4 GHz band with a top speed of 1,000Mbps. This router is one of the future, since current devices really don’t support the speeds it is capable of. But if you want performance, this is the unit for you.

This router also supports MU-MIMO (Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output). It’s a feature that allows for efficient handling of Wi-Fi bandwidth in homes with different grades of speed. In other words, you can connect to this router from multiple devices without effecting the speed of others. Overall, the EA9500 blows the competition away. In testing, it tops the charts with respect to speed, and range.

The Linksys EA9500 is easily configured. It has a web-based interface that allows users to quickly configure settings. This includes guest Wi-Fi and parental controls. An you don’t need to remember the IP address any more to configure your router. Just head over to LinksysSmartWifi.com to configure it.

Also, check out Household Audio’s Best Wireless Internet Routers for your Home HERE!

Kameron Scott

In 2012, Kameron founded HouseholdAudio as an outlet to write about his opinions and experiences with home audio and video products. Leveraging his first hand experience in the field while working for a general contractor, he began assembling lists of products, how to's and more. He tested products in his garage and reviewed them them as he installed them in custom homes. The goal was to give people easy access to quality information about car audio and electronics and tech so that you don't have to spend hours researching something like a home theater projector. Between 2015 and 2018 he worked as a Digital Product Manger at Motor Trend, working directly with the key editorial members like Mike Floyd and Ed Loh to build meaningful web experiences tailored to the automotive enthusiast. Today he's still assembling lists, testing products and writes articles along with the few members of HouseholdAudio's experts that he trusts. Apart from being the founder of HouseholdAudio, he's the primary editor and contributor of CarAudioNow.com as well.