aubuti;431220 Wrote: > > I think the old approach of home-run speaker wires to a centralized amp > is on the wane, to be replaced by cat5e or cat6 and networked players. > Not this year or next, but some time in the next few years. And your > friend is very smart to do it wired instead of depending on wireless.
Agreed, but I think there will always be a place for homerun speaker wiring as long as that particular zone is for "background" music - speakers are in the ceiling, etc. I think a mix works best for me. The dedicated background systems - the patio, kitchen, dinette, dining room - are powered by a central amp and fed from a single player. Meanwhile, the "standalone" systems - the the living room area, the master bedroom (where there's a TV and other sources), etc., each have their own player. I wired my house 2 years ago and already, through the advent of the Duet controller, it's out of date. I don't need the volume controls in each room. Instead I can control the volume from the remote. I couldn't afford multiple receivers so I have what I call the "whole home audio bus" which provides line-level audio to "standalone" systems and to the background music system. It works well and was awfully cheap. -- kpfeif ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kpfeif's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9991 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64246 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
