RonM;485639 Wrote: > The other thing we did when building was install good speaker wire in > the walls, from the obvious location for the main stereo system, to the > obvious main listening area. This was a great idea, but too limited. I > wish we'd installed more locations allowing connectons through some sort > of patch panel to multiple listening areas, and probably multiple > options for location of the SBs/amps, etc. Of course, SB type systems > were not yet a factor in our consciousness. Actually I think one of the great things about networked audio systems like the SBs is that it can eliminate the need to run a lot of speaker cable around the house. Shift the paradigm from home run speaker cable to every room to just running cat5e or cat6 to each room, and then put an SB with amp+speakers or self-powered speakers and you're good to go. To me that was one of the great attractions of the SB system, getting whole house audio without having to shell out for extensive new wiring. I've wired things the way you describe for our recent addition, pulled cat5e wherever I can in the older part of the house, and rely on wifi in the few spots that are just too much of a pain for me to pull cat5e.
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