Multi-Room Audio - General Questions... - Blu-ray Forum

zachd73 · 02-01-2010, 05:37 PM

Now that I'm pretty much satisfied with both my HT and stereo set-ups with no desire to upgrade, the only things I can think to do now are add those butt-kickers to my HT and to run multi-room audio to some other rooms in my house.

It seems like there are a lot of different ways to do this now.. I just have to figure out the EASIEST and CHEAPEST ways

Note I didn't say the absolute BEST way.

I saw a Sonance multiroom amp on craigslist I thought about buying.

If I did do multiroom audio I would just want speakers mounted on walls (maybe in ceiling speakers although I don't really want to permanently do that to my house I don't think). I don't want a lot of amps and wires.

Wondering if I could put the amps in attic if needed and if this is common?
Then run speaker wires to say two different rooms with speakers mounted.
I might could mount an amp in an unused kitchen cabinet we have but whatever I do getting power to it seems like the tricky part.

I guess another route entirely is wireless speakers or wireless devices that send the signal to another room then pick it up and relay to speakers.

I don't really trust wireless audio though... although I can't say I've ever heard it first hand.

THanks for any suggestions or tips if maybe you have gone through installing multiroom audio.

Hammie · 02-01-2010, 06:23 PM

I setup a Mac Mini as an iTunes server. Connected it to my wireless network and serve music wirelessly to my B&W Zeppelin via an Apple AirPort Express. All controlled via the Apple Remote app for my iPhone. The Mac Mini also connects to my Apple TV which is hard wired.

This setup is not for critical listening, obviously, but it does a fantastic job for when I want to listen to music on the second floor of our home. It has been too cold, but I'm hoping this setup will also serve outdoor audio duties come Spring and Summer.

I'm sure my neighbors will love me.

BTW, I have all of my music ripped to Apple Lossless (ALAC) format on my hard drive.

zachd73 · 02-01-2010, 08:35 PM

I forgot to mention, ideally I think I would like to play the same music in different rooms (or be able to switch a room to something else, but that is not a big deal).

I have LAN run in my house and I could stream but if I tried to play the same song in different rooms it would be way out of sync due to the lag time via streaming.

Right?

02-01-2010, 05:37 PM	#1
zachd73 Active Member Member since:Jan 2009	Multi-Room Audio - General Questions... Now that I'm pretty much satisfied with both my HT and stereo set-ups with no desire to upgrade, the only things I can think to do now are add those butt-kickers to my HT and to run multi-room audio to some other rooms in my house. It seems like there are a lot of different ways to do this now.. I just have to figure out the EASIEST and CHEAPEST ways Note I didn't say the absolute BEST way. I saw a Sonance multiroom amp on craigslist I thought about buying. If I did do multiroom audio I would just want speakers mounted on walls (maybe in ceiling speakers although I don't really want to permanently do that to my house I don't think). I don't want a lot of amps and wires. Wondering if I could put the amps in attic if needed and if this is common? Then run speaker wires to say two different rooms with speakers mounted. I might could mount an amp in an unused kitchen cabinet we have but whatever I do getting power to it seems like the tricky part. I guess another route entirely is wireless speakers or wireless devices that send the signal to another room then pick it up and relay to speakers. I don't really trust wireless audio though... although I can't say I've ever heard it first hand. THanks for any suggestions or tips if maybe you have gone through installing multiroom audio.

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02-01-2010, 06:23 PM	#2
Hammie Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Washington, DC Metro Home Theater Gallery:53 Blu-ray collection:545 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:12	I setup a Mac Mini as an iTunes server. Connected it to my wireless network and serve music wirelessly to my B&W Zeppelin via an Apple AirPort Express. All controlled via the Apple Remote app for my iPhone. The Mac Mini also connects to my Apple TV which is hard wired. This setup is not for critical listening, obviously, but it does a fantastic job for when I want to listen to music on the second floor of our home. It has been too cold, but I'm hoping this setup will also serve outdoor audio duties come Spring and Summer. I'm sure my neighbors will love me. BTW, I have all of my music ripped to Apple Lossless (ALAC) format on my hard drive.

02-01-2010, 08:35 PM	#3
zachd73 Active Member Member since:Jan 2009	I forgot to mention, ideally I think I would like to play the same music in different rooms (or be able to switch a room to something else, but that is not a big deal). I have LAN run in my house and I could stream but if I tried to play the same song in different rooms it would be way out of sync due to the lag time via streaming. Right?

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