Wow! Had I built a house like that, I would *never* ever move! :) Cheers, Donna > On Dec 1, 2016, at 6:29 PM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Donna, I went sort of over board on that house. I had the speakers built in > to the wall, the screen was on a motor so it came down when you turned on the > system and the projector was also on a lift capable of carrying 200 LBS of > weight which was about the weight of the projector. The projector had > several computer inputs each on their own card, a separate add on HD card and > it automatically dialed out for new lightbulbs when you were getting near > time for servicing. A guy would show up, change out the parts and of course > bill you.:) > > The actual components like the amps and video sources, anything with fans in > them were stored in a small machine closet out side the room so you didn’t > have fan noise or equipment in the room with the speakers. And then I > moved.:(. If I ever settle somewhere permanently I’ll do it again. While > it’s a pain to upgrade the speakers you don’t switch them out very > frequently. Your gear like the amps and signal processors are all seated in > a rack so the stuff you are likely to change isn’t bad at all. Like swapping > gear in a professional music rack. > >> On Dec 1, 2016, at 9:19 AM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Oh, I'm so jealous! I've always wanted to have my system built into the >> wall. Not sure why, it's just always seemed cool. Although that does have >> the drawback that it's harder to change things out. >> Cheers, >> Donna >>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 10:10 PM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> My mother was always fighting with me about the wires. She loves this >>> whole new wireless revolution going on. >>> >>> I used to have speakers packed to the rafters but when I moved tony first >>> house in New England I had them built in to the walls so it wasn’t nearly >>> as bad. >>> >>>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:33 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Lol! When my husband was in high school, he built four speakers with a >>>> friend of his. The speakers are ginormous. They horrify my mother, who >>>> cares a lot about what things look like. They stand about five feet >>>> tall--my husband was and is into horns. They pretty much dominate the >>>> room, but I've never heard a better set of speakers. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Donna >>>>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Oh for those days. Up until fairly recently, we had a store like that in >>>>> town. I went down there and was then sorry I did, because I so wanted the >>>>> magna planers. But there was no way they would fit in anybody's house >>>>> that cares about what things look like. I don't of course, but others do. >>>>> If you're lucky, and your Best Buy has one of those high and Magnolia >>>>> rooms or whatever they call it, you might find the Sonos in there, and >>>>> that should be a better listening experience than simply going to the >>>>> home theater section in your regular Best Buy store. Good luck with that. >>>>> >>>>> Mary >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Ah very good I will do that. Nice to know you can try them out. I miss >>>>>> the old days of small boutique audio stores where you could make an >>>>>> appointment and try out the gear with out having to try to hear it over >>>>>> the car stereo section or the piles of televisions and cooking >>>>>> demonstrations etc.:). Thanks for the pointer >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hey Scott, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't have the play five, so can't answer many of your questions. But >>>>>>> yes, you can try them out at Best Buy. And I will tell you that when I >>>>>>> tried them out at Best Buy, I like the sound of the play one the best. >>>>>>> My recommendation would be that before you purchase anything you go to >>>>>>> Best Buy and listen to the different options. >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Donna >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Nov 30, 2016, at 6:59 PM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, so I’m looking for the Christmas gift for my Uncle who has >>>>>>>> everything. I happen to know he doesn’t have a good home theater >>>>>>>> though and he likes his music and TV. I was looking at the Sonos >>>>>>>> system and I’m a little unsure how this works. I was looking at the >>>>>>>> play 5. Do you need two of these for stereo or do you get stereo >>>>>>>> sound from 1? Also, to do 5.1 am I reading on their site correctly >>>>>>>> that I’d put a play bar under the TV, run an optical line to that and >>>>>>>> then put to play 5 speakers in the back of the room? Can I pair more >>>>>>>> than 2 say 4 if I want to simulate 7.1 or is 5.1 the limit? I know >>>>>>>> the app is accessibility from the list here but how is it for sited >>>>>>>> users, very simple? Anything else I should get with these like >>>>>>>> speaker stands or how do they mount, do you need special brackets? >>>>>>>> Any pointers would be most appreciated. This looks really cool >>>>>>>> actually I might have to get one and have another accidentally fall in >>>>>>>> to the cart. Can you try these out at Best Buy or other stores or >>>>>>>> they only available online? 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