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Hi! An impending kitchen remodel has me rethinking how we listen to music in our house, and how we could add some wireless integration as we (begrudgingly) enter the 21st Century.
We have three primary listening spaces:
The wife likes to stream podcasts and streaming channels occasionally.
All three rooms have a pretty short and easy run to my laundry room, so getting wires to/from each of the systems or to a central, out-of-the-way location is no sweat.
Here's what I'd like to do:
I'm very clueless on the wireless/bluetooth arena, so be gentle with me there.
I'm open to some sort of music server, but want a pretty low maintenance/user friendly setup that can live 'out of the way'.
Budget? I'd like to do this with the minimal amount of gear possible, but I'd also like it to work relatively seamlessly and with minimal setup.
What say you gurus of digital media?
Mike
We have three primary listening spaces:
- Living Room (two sources: an analog Pioneer receiver primarily used for FM, and a tube console used for LP's - ceramic cart).
- Kitchen (analogue receiver or integrated (TBD make/model))
- Basement (Analog Pioneer receiver and TT - the 'serious listening' zone)
The wife likes to stream podcasts and streaming channels occasionally.
All three rooms have a pretty short and easy run to my laundry room, so getting wires to/from each of the systems or to a central, out-of-the-way location is no sweat.
Here's what I'd like to do:
- Be able to share signal across most of these sources (I.E. - put on a record in the living room? You can flip to that source in the kitchen and tune in while you're chopping broccoli). I'm thinking some kind of a distribution unit is needed?
- Have a way for the wife to call up a podcast or streaming channel on her phone or tablet and play it (most important in kitchen/LR)
- Ideally, be able to play and access my digital music collection remotely, without having to suffer a dramatic loss in audio quality. Only my basement system is really for sensitive listening, but I'm a snob.
I'm very clueless on the wireless/bluetooth arena, so be gentle with me there.
I'm open to some sort of music server, but want a pretty low maintenance/user friendly setup that can live 'out of the way'.
Budget? I'd like to do this with the minimal amount of gear possible, but I'd also like it to work relatively seamlessly and with minimal setup.
What say you gurus of digital media?
Mike