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With a really nice price tag? ;)
Paul.
-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 29 June 2015 10:44
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] RE: [Bulk] UK_Selfbuild Audio round the house
options=
?
There's some really nice kit from Naim Audio... ;-)
Phil
Sent from another bloody fruit-based portable device...
> On 29 Jun 2015, at 09:52, 'Neil Ball' neilball@xxxxxxx [ukha_d] <=
ukha_d@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> If you value ease of use and a stable/mature platform then Sonos still
> takes some beating although their zone amps for use with outboard
> speakers seem a little pricey compared with their Play all-in-one
> range. The Denon Heos system looks promising although their app is not
> as polished, and you still have the issue of whether they stay in this
> part of the market for the long term. Their development roadmap shows
> a multi-zone rack-mount unit is promised some time this year. At the
> other end of the spectrum there is the option to build players from
> RPi's and low cost power amps, controlled via DLNA.
>
>
>
> I've stuck with Sonos myself - with a number of zones fed from
> Connect:Amps to in-ceiling speakers, and some areas fed from Play
> speakers where I wanted to keep costs lower. The whole family has no
> problem using the system - even my retired parents find it easy to use
> when they visit, and have bought themselves a Play:1 too for use at
home =
after using Sonos here.
>
>
>
> Neil B.
>
>
>
> From: UK_Selfbuild@xxxxxxx
> [mailto:UK_Selfbuild@xxxxxxx]
>
> Sent: 29 June 2015 09:41
> To: UK_Selfbuild@xxxxxxx; ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [Bulk] UK_Selfbuild Audio round the house options?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I am now in the final stages of my self-build and am starting to think
> how to implement music/audio around the place.
>
> My wiring/cabling consists of a network of pairs of heavy duty
> loudspeaker cables out to speaker locations in the ceiling of each
room.
> The intention was to allow for central control of the system from my
Node=
0.
> I also provided CAT 5 at several points around each room to allow for
> IR control if necessary, but I imagine that wireless will have
> superseded that idea?
>
> At the time of planning/implementing this network, there was not a
> great deal of choice in audio/control systems and I would now like to
> know what the up to date options are.
>
> So please feel free to flood me with ideas :-)
>
> Many thanks
>
> Tracey
> Lincolnshire
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
> Posted by: "Neil Ball" <neilball@xxxxxxx>
> ------------------------------------
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo Groups Links
>
>
>
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style="font-size:10.0pt">With a really nice price tag?
;)<br>
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Paul.<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [<a href="mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx";>mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx</a>]<br>
Sent: 29 June 2015 10:44<br>
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx<br>
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] RE: [Bulk] UK_Selfbuild Audio round the house
options?<br>
<br>
There's some really nice kit from Naim Audio... ;-)<br>
<br>
Phil<br>
<br>
Sent from another bloody fruit-based portable device...<br>
<br>
> On 29 Jun 2015, at 09:52, 'Neil Ball' neilball@xxxxxxx [ukha_d]
<ukha_d@xxxxxxx> wrote:<br>
><br>
> If you value ease of use and a stable/mature platform then Sonos
still<br>
> takes some beating although their zone amps for use with
outboard<br>
> speakers seem a little pricey compared with their Play
all-in-one<br>
> range. The Denon Heos system looks promising although their app is
not<br>
> as polished, and you still have the issue of whether they stay in
this<br>
> part of the market for the long term. Their development roadmap
shows<br>
> a multi-zone rack-mount unit is promised some time this year. At
the<br>
> other end of the spectrum there is the option to build players
from<br>
> RPi's and low cost power amps, controlled via DLNA.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> I've stuck with Sonos myself - with a number of zones fed
from<br>
> Connect:Amps to in-ceiling speakers, and some areas fed from
Play<br>
> speakers where I wanted to keep costs lower. The whole family has
no<br>
> problem using the system - even my retired parents find it easy to
use<br>
> when they visit, and have bought themselves a Play:1 too for use
at home after using Sonos here.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Neil B.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> From: UK_Selfbuild@xxxxxxx<br>
> [<a href="mailto:UK_Selfbuild@xxxxxxx";>mailto:UK_Selfbuild@xxxxxxx</a>]<br>
><br>
> Sent: 29 June 2015 09:41<br>
> To: UK_Selfbuild@xxxxxxx; ukha_d@xxxxxxx<br>
> Subject: [Bulk] UK_Selfbuild Audio round the house
options?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> I am now in the final stages of my self-build and am starting to
think<br>
> how to implement music/audio around the place.<br>
><br>
> My wiring/cabling consists of a network of pairs of heavy
duty<br>
> loudspeaker cables out to speaker locations in the ceiling of each
room.<br>
> The intention was to allow for central control of the system from
my Node 0.<br>
> I also provided CAT 5 at several points around each room to allow
for<br>
> IR control if necessary, but I imagine that wireless will
have<br>
> superseded that idea?<br>
><br>
> At the time of planning/implementing this network, there was not
a<br>
> great deal of choice in audio/control systems and I would now like
to<br>
> know what the up to date options are.<br>
><br>
> So please feel free to flood me with ideas :-)<br>
><br>
> Many thanks<br>
><br>
> Tracey<br>
> Lincolnshire<br>
><br>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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> Posted by: "Neil Ball"
<neilball@xxxxxxx><br>
> ------------------------------------<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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