Whole home stereo

[ToxicShocker]

Any sherbros have a stereo with satellite speakers throughout the house?

I'm closing escrow this week and starting a list of things to install behind the drywall. I was hoping to run speaker wire to all the rooms, put a volume dial by the light switches, and have music throughout the house.

I searched online and theres a wide spread of prices and features. Being able to walkthrough the house with the phone playing music via bluetooth would be cool, but I don't know if the bt receivers mesh. As in the house has a network of receivers with the same ssid.

Anyone able to weigh in?

Money is a bit of an issue. I'd like to cap out at 1-2k if possible. 4 or five sets of speakers.

 

[genecop]

Don’t need to hardwire , Sonos.

 

[ToxicShocker]

I hadn't fully researched Sonos, but they seem to have the bluetooth market by the balls. I liked the idea of in ceiling speakers though and I don't think they offer that.

It doesn't look like I can walk from one end of the house with the phone in my pocket and have it play over the whole house. House is 2500 sq ft spread over 100 linear feet. Maybe that doesn't work. I know wifi mesh exists, but maybe not bluetooth.

 

[rj144]

I hadn't fully researched Sonos, but they seem to have the bluetooth market by the balls. I liked the idea of in ceiling speakers though and I don't think they offer that.

It doesn't look like I can walk from one end of the house with the phone in my pocket and have it play over the whole house. Maybe that doesn't work. I know wifi mesh exists, but maybe not bluetooth.

Why are you set on in ceiling speakers? It'll probably be costly. Is the whole house going to play the same source?

 

[ToxicShocker]

Why are you set on in ceiling speakers? It'll probably be costly. Is the whole house going to play the same source?

I am remodeling the house, and am fine doing the electrical network myself. I priced speakers at roughly 150-200 per room. Receiver ~600, zone selector ~100. I was assuming house all has same source yes. If sonos can switch to independent source per room thats a plus, but its new fangled buttonless tech. I suppose I need to see one in person.

 

[MoparOrNoCar]

I remember people doing this in the 90's but not anymore.

 

[90 50]

I remember people doing this in the 90's but not anymore.

My whole house is wired for speakers, there are speaker jacks next to some of the power outlets and cable outlets.

Used to have a big receiver and stereo shit with speakers wired up, receiver died and never fixed it.

I have a sound bar and a couple speakers in the living room that alsonblue tooth, and one in the garage and patio.

 

[ralphc1]

Headphones are much cheaper and allow each person to listen to what they want to. There are a number of speaker systems that work via WIFI and voice commands.

 

[rj144]

I am remodeling the house, and am fine doing the electrical network myself. I priced speakers at roughly 150-200 per room. Receiver ~600, zone selector ~100. I was assuming house all has same source yes. If sonos can switch to independent source per room thats a plus, but its new fangled buttonless tech. I suppose I need to see one in person.

How many speakers in total?

 

[ToxicShocker]

How many speakers in total?

Maybe 10?

 

[greygoose]

The house we are moving into next week seems like it has random speakers in room. And fucking cat 5/6 cables and HDMI in all the wall mounts. It's confusing I say. But w/e

 

[FacePunch]

I hadn't fully researched Sonos, but they seem to have the bluetooth market by the balls. I liked the idea of in ceiling speakers though and I don't think they offer that.

It doesn't look like I can walk from one end of the house with the phone in my pocket and have it play over the whole house. House is 2500 sq ft spread over 100 linear feet. Maybe that doesn't work. I know wifi mesh exists, but maybe not bluetooth.

In-ceiling speakers don't sound that good. Don't do that.

Source: My house has about $10k worth of Polk or Boston or some shit in the ceiling, recently installed.

 

[rj144]

Maybe 10?

For 10 you'd need higher than a 9.1 channel receiver which starts getting expensive. I don't think you'd need a zone control though.

 

[HunterSdVa29]

you may be better off using an normal AVR and 5.1 or 7.1 setup, and then perhaps using Plex or another casting system to link it to other setups (other bookshelf or 2.1 setups, or perhaps a soundbar) t/o the house in other rooms....

I only say this b/c perhaps this would negate the need for a Wi-Fi range extender and whatnot, and would be decidingly cheaper

I have a Yamaha 5.1 AVR w/ Sony bookshelfs and a 10" sub, w/ a center channel and surrounds from Bic America

Even on moderate volume (in the living room) I can easily hear it t/o the house no problem

The only issue I have is I use my Xbone for the hub w/ the AVR and they can only bitstream DD or DTS or straight 5.1/7.1, they can't passthrough true DDHD or DTS HD even though it has a 4k bluray player. My cable box actually outputs in DD if you use a digital coaxial instead of Optical or HDMI, although I could also use the latter and let the receiver remix it

wtf son

 

[Protectandserve]

Funny story about this. We had a command staff member at our department who had one of these and it also hooked up to the backyard speakers. Wife is gone for the weekend and he decides to watch some "adult" entertainment. Gets it on the TV but the volume is not working. Video is playing for a bit while he is messing with the remote trying to figure out what the hell is going on.

After a few minutes he realizes it is playing, full volume, out of his backyard speakers. Quickly turns it off and is thinking "oh shit, the neighbors definitely heard it."

A day or two later one of the neighbors sees him outside and is like "hey did you hear the freaking neighbors going to town the other night?" He was like "oh, yeah... I think I heard them too. They should be more considerate."