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Hi Tracey,
I also did as you did - lots of Cat5 plus speaker cable to ceilings. I used
to have central amps to ceiling speakers but haven't refitted them after
renovating. Original "controller" was xlobby with sound output
via multiple
sound cards to the amps but I also haven;t recommissioned this.
Instead, I have recently dipped my toe in the Sonos pond (a Play:5) and am
impressed.
You/we can still use the cable architecture with the "original"
Sonos
design of equipment, ie the Zone Players (<
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonos-CONNECT-Wireless-Hi-Fi-formerly/dp/B001G7PLT6>)
but they've now been rebranded. These have the Sonos smarts, an integrated
amp (some of them) but no speakers - i.e. use your own. Other zone players
output line-level only to your own amp & speakers.
See the rack shot in this A-H article - at the bottom are centrally mounted
Zone Players (or "connect:amps").
http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/installation/smart-apartment-in-londons-mayfair.html
The "play" kit seems to be integrated amp & speakers Good for
portability
but perhaps not best if you want ceiling speakers.
Control is via a pc app, smartphone app, or dedicated hand-held controller,
but I suspect the dedicated controller is perhaps falling out of fashion
with the proliferation of smartphones & tablets, etc.
HTH,
Tim.
On 29 June 2015 at 11:08, Mark McCall lists@xxxxxxx [ukha_d] <
ukha_d@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> We ran speaker wires too but never used. Just go Sonos.
>
> M.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 9:40 AM, 'Tracey Gardner'
> tracey.gardner@xxxxxxx [ukha_d] <ukha_d@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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superseded that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
>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi
Tracey,<div><br></div><div>I also did as you did -
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of Cat5 plus speaker cable to ceilings. I used to have central amps to cei=
ling speakers but haven't refitted them after renovating. Original
&quo=
t;controller" was xlobby with sound output via multiple sound
cards to=
the amps but I also haven;t recommissioned
this.=C2=A0</div><div>Instead, =
I have recently dipped my toe in the Sonos pond=C2=A0(a Play:5)=C2=A0and
am=
impressed.</div><div>You/we can still use the cable
architecture with the =
"original" Sonos design of equipment, ie the Zone Players
(<<a=
href=3D"http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonos-CONNECT-Wireless-Hi-Fi-formerly/dp/B=
001G7PLT6">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonos-CONNECT-Wireless-Hi-Fi-formerly/dp=
/B001G7PLT6</a>>) but they've now been rebranded.
These have the Son=
os smarts, an integrated amp (some of them) but no speakers - i.e. use
your=
own. Other zone players output line-level only to your own amp &
speak=
ers.</div><div><br></div><div>See the rack
shot in this A-H article - at th=
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"connect:amps").<=
/div><div><a href=3D"http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/installation/smart-apar=
tment-in-londons-mayfair.html">http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/installation/=
smart-apartment-in-londons-mayfair.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Th=
e "play" kit seems to be integrated amp &
speakers Good for p=
ortability but perhaps not best if you want ceiling
speakers.</div><div><br=
></div><div>Control is via a pc app, smartphone app, or
dedicated hand-held=
controller, but I suspect the dedicated controller is perhaps falling out =
of fashion with the proliferation of smartphones & tablets,
etc.</div><=
div><br></div><div>HTH,</div><div>Tim.</div><div><br></div><div
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