benybrady wrote: > Sounds like I will not be sacrificing quality or features by going the > squeezebox route with the individual small amps at the same time saving > close to $2k. I wonder if anyone out there has gone this route. As aznick3 and others have pointed out, this is a common approach for SB users. And I expect for Sonos users, too, as many of them use the unamplified player (called Connect) with a separate amp instead of using the player with the built-in amp (called Connect:Amp). And driving in-ceiling speakers with the line out from a Boom is sheer lunacy, in my opinion. If you want/have passive ceiling speakers then you really need something designed to be connected them (which in turn require amps) -- that would be an SB2, SB3, Duet Receiver, or Touch.
In my home we have a mix of hidden systems such as you want and "exposed" systems with black (or silver) amplifiers/boxes sitting on shelves. For the hidden systems I have ceiling speakers in the kitchen, with an AudioSource AMP100 and SB2 tucked away behind closed doors on the top shelf of the kitchen pantry (see http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=285125). I added on-wall volume controls so that you can easily turn the volume up or down without reaching for the remote. That also allows for different volume levels in different parts of the kitchen, because I'm driving two pair of speakers there. The other hidden system is on the back deck (see http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?19817-A-photo-of-your-Squeezebox-setup-(please)&p=604307&#post604307. I used another AudioSource AMP100 and hid it in the basement with a Duet Receiver, then ran speaker cable outside to outdoor speakers (in-ceiling speakers don't work when there's no ceiling). That system also has an inline volume control mounted to a fence post. Finally, the "exposed" systems (including a Touch, SB2, SB3, Boom, and Radio): http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?19817-A-photo-of-your-Squeezebox-setup-(please)&p=604306&#post604306 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97106 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
