Peter;164496 Wrote: > > And you can't control the volume in the different rooms seperately from > the remote or web interface. And you can't switch the 'zones' on and and > off seperately without fiddling with the amp. Steve is considering a > Transporter and wants "a full blown music network". Well, that 2000 > bucks he will paying for the Transporter easily buys a bunch of > excellent Squeezeboxes with money left over for some very decent amps. > That's what I'd call a full blown music network, not a Transporter with > lots of wires. But that's me, of course ;) > Regards, > Peter
Steve, Peter is right. You will be much happier with a dedicated squeezebox for each room you wish to control the music in. That being said, if the kitchen, bathroom, garage, or back patio are included in your audio system, then you could easily run just a set of speaker wires to that room, and have an l-pad (volume control) mounted on the wall. It is much easier to throw some speakers in the ceiling and run speaker wire than it is to try hiding the amp and keeping the Sb safe yet visible. OTOH, in a place like the bedroom or den you are likely to want to have the ability to switch tracks and adjust the volume from your bed/desk. In this case, an SB3 paired with powered speakers (audioengine, Aego-M, and Swans are popular around here) will allow that in a very elegant manner, as peter pointed out. As for the main listening room, if you're going to be using a receiver then I would suggest the transporter is overkill. If I were setting up what you want, I'd probably buy 2-3 squeezeboxes, a couple pairs of powered speakers, use your existing multi zone receiver, update my PC and storage, and get a 802.11g capable internet tablet/handheld pc to use as an album cover displaying remote. -- Skunk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30861 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
