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Comments (8)it was busy time but I am back to this challenge :) first of all : thank you for your replies - I read them and decided I did not have time to bother by Xmas. Now the Time Has Come. Wharfedale setup is a pretty old one and connected to the Panasonic HiFi system. It sound good and balanced to me. It is old tape-cd player-FM tuner-amplifier setup. I have aux input and digital coax input on the back of the panasonic amplifier . I am not quite sure what is meant with "a receiver" but I presume this is my amplifier, more or less. I have ipod 4G. We also have 2.1 2300 Logitech speakers in the kitchen and tiny Sony hifi set with 2x40W speakers in the bedroom. Sony set has digital input, too. Logitech set is analog and at the moment we connect only to the headphone out of the shuffle. Now I am looking for some link that will send music to all 3 speaker sets, wirelessly if possible. I read sometimes you need to "set IP" with these wireless devices - this is not something I have ever done. I found a few products, but they differ a lot: (1) Nuvo Wirless - $599 + additional receivers http://www.talkaboutcedia.com/article/10246/;jsessionid=FC91D3C81D3B8B6F4195F6C86F3103FC pros: sound quality cons: price, setup (IP) (2) Creative Xdock Wireless - $300 + one additional receiver http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/01/09/creative.dock.for.ipod/ pros: sound quality, setup (no IP), digital connection for wired cons: could not find it in any shop (3) FM transmitters/receivers - about $100 http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000E79AMI/sr=1-6/qid=1168602228/ref=sr_1_olp_6/102-5231555-5058523?ie=UTF8&s=electronics pros: very good price cons: poor sound quality If you can see more benefits or problems with these or other products that would do the job please let me know. Thanks...See Moreanyone have ceiling speakers in kitchen?
Comments (17)We put them in the kitchen when our house was down to the bare wall studs also in the renovation. We used separate audio zones...we took 3 walls down to create a huge great room that is half that particular floor of the house. We put the plasma TV on a pull-out mount over the fireplace, so you can pull it out, then angle it towards the kitchen to watch TV while cooking. The main "guts" of the system are kept in the living room area...multi-zone receiver, dvd player, cd player, cable box, etc. The cables are bundled together and go into the wall in a neat and clean small box that is hidden behind the console. The living room part of the great room has the surround sound, with the rear speakers placed in the ceiling so they are hidden. The second zone was to be the library/music area, and is wired into the bookcases. I never put speakers there, as I was able to get a great deal on a Martin Logan surround package with electrostatic front speakers, so I could combine high end audio with surround movie, and save on not having to buy one extra set of speakers. The kitchen is the third zone and we installed Martin Logan ceiling speakers. There is a separate volume control in the kitchen wall, but frankly, we tend to use the living room speakers and volume control. The ceiling speakers are used mainly to turn up the sound when watching TV or listening to music while cooking with the hood and other noises going. But in hindsight, we probably could have not gone with them, as you can hear the living room system clear as day from across the great room in the kitchen. But because the walls were open to the studs, it wasn't that much more to install them at that time, so we went for it....See MoreFOTESS – APRIL IN PARIS
Comments (212)Jeanne thank you so much for the BINGO prize and the 'Van Gogh Inspired' ART AWARD. Just love your creativity with the award and the 'to and from' cards ...super super cute! I think I am going to frame the Eiffel card you sent ...and I am always planting lettuce here, the PARIS Island is perfect! That kleenex holder is amazing, I have already tucked that in my handbag ...and those sunflowers! wow ... perfect choice, I just absolutely love the rustic bronze colors! I will be planting these when our rain stops hopefully in next few days. Thank you so much Jeanne and for all you do, I sure appreciate it....See MoreSuggestions for kitchen radio/speaker?
Comments (26)The Squeezebox product line originated the concept of transmitting music from various sources - one's personally ripped CD collection, streaming radio and music sites like Pandora, any one any time - over a home network (whether wired or Wifi). It was purchased by Logitech, which basically didn't know what to do with it. Product manufacturing was discontinued. The product line was mostly focused on transport to amps or powered speakers and only at the end added a few different actual players of its own Sonos does the same thing as Squeezebox with a few small exceptions, somewhat less well. It has more speaker products and only one transport product. To my ear, the sound of the speaker products is meh. You can tell, I have and use extensive Squeezebox systems in two homes. I've also installed Sonos systems for friends so I'm very familiar with how it works too. The Squeezebox ecosystem remains alive and well and because much of the key software had always been in the public domain, new capabilities are added and new versions are released pretty regularly. If you have an existing decent stereo system or powered speakers, use the Sonos Port to connect it to the Sonos system. Or the Sonos Amp to connect wired speakers If you want just a speaker in one room and don't care much about sound quality, get one of the single combo speaker products like the One. Problem is, no stereo separation from those. How I would compare them - Sonos is like Apple products, they set themselves up on autopilot. Customization or feature choices are limited, one way fits all. Squeezeboxes are like Windows or Android devices - very configurable and flexible for the user's preferences. If I were setting up a new system today from scratch, if unable to find used Squeezebox products on Ebay, I would use Sonos because it's a current product. That's my advice for anyone else, use Sonos. However, that's a bit of a gratuitous comment. I've accumulated enough spare/extra Squeezebox devices that I should never have to switch to Sonos....See MoreUser
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