Re: Please help me choose a sound system

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

larryalk wrote:
> I have a large custom house built around 2004 with multiple drops
> (cat5, tel, RG6 and sound in flexible conduit) in each room and am
> looking for a sound system to handle 8-12 zones.
>
> Several contractors have each suggested _their_ pet system including
> Speakercraft, Russound and Elan.  I just hate buying an expensive
> black box and would prefer something I could program myself - like a
> Linux box to handle control of zones and an mp3 server or something
> like Russound which I could install and tweak myself.
>
> I like Russound because I could handle it myself.  I have a lot of
> comptuer expertese and have built quite a few computers - lately
> mostly Slackware Linux as I'm moving completely away from Windows.
>
> I've followed this group for several years now and know there is a lot
> of expertise here.  So I respectfully some comments that apply
> directly to my situation.
>
> Larry
>


A-bus looks to be relatively inexpensive.  The Harman-Kardon receiver I
saw at Costco the other day even had the connector for it on the back.
I have no idea what the sound quality is like, but I'm sure there are
others here that can speak from personal experience.

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