give him what he wants, and have it ready for moving day music!
spend some time listening, ask a few questions, let him 'teach you', rather than criticise his choices.
"Wireless" Speakers for Living Room and Kitchen set up.
One of my kids likes and uses Spotify and does not want to change. He’s moving into his first house and his dad (that’s me if you have managed to read this far) offered him a stereo set up for his living room.
I was thinking along the lines of a nice all in one streaming unit and decent floor standing speakers.
My son pushed back told me maybe some Sonos stuff would be nice. I opined I could do better than that. That’s where I need help please.
As it turns out, he’d like speakers for the living room and for the kitchen. He’d “like to come home and play some music from his phone."
He doesn’t think there’s Ethernet in the living room or the Kitchen. Almost all the speakers I looked at (so far KEF LS50 Wireless II and Technics CX700 Wireless Speakers) have Ethernet plug ins.
It’s looking very unlikely that Ethernet can be plugged into speakers; meaning some sort of mesh. Not ideal but doable.
Is it possible to have some sort of more traditional living room system and have some kitchen remote speakers work together?
So my ask is what in the heck to get please. I was thinking around 5K but could go higher.
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Agree with all of the responses. I wouldn't force it either and would likely go with Sonos if that's what he wants - Sonos is pretty good at what it does and offers. At the same time, they have done a spectacular job helping people recognize their name and what their speakers can do. I'd inquire whether this is an issue of name recognition versus functionality and whether SQ and high resolution audio matters. An alternative to Sonos would be the Denon Home Series (below is the Home 350 in a two-channel setup which are synced together through the HEOS app).
Here's what it can do: - Spotify Connect (bypassing HEOS UI), Apply Music via Airplay 2 - Modular system just like Sonos - ability to grow and expand system - Synchronization of music between separate rooms - just like Sonos - Universally support Bluetooth and AirPlay 2, making it easier to connect various devices and share music from guests' phone - Down the road if son becomes interested in SQ and HT, Denon Home supports high-resolution audio as well as AVR Integration (especially with Denon AVRs)
Per Google AI: "Both Sonos and Denon Home Series speakers use Wi-Fi to connect to the internet for streaming music services. They connect to your home's Wi-Fi network, and the respective apps (Sonos app or HEOS app) act as a controller, allowing you to select and play music from various streaming services." Essentially, no Ethernet or mesh system needed. I'm personally leaning towards the Home 350 speaker (just one) for our home "gym." |
SONOS pissed a bunch customers off ...twice and had to recover. Maybe they have but my buddy hates them over it all. When one of his Sonos units die’s he tosses it and finds another solution. I still have 2 old ZP90s that function as ROON endpoints that I use in secondary systems
But if you buy their Amp product @$699 each that leaves room For some purdy nice speakers to attach and of course should play in sync. If he doesn’t have to have them play in sync I would look at many of the integrated amps that have bluetooth or spotify connect. This one has bluetooth has nice class A/B amp.
Although Rotel is a bit midfi by most audiophile standards their stuff is well built and will last a long time if not horribly abused.
I set my buddy up with a Cambridge Audio integrated and a Pair of used B&W 603 floor standers. He bluetooths Spotify to the CA via his iPad. Been happy as a lark.
Note: I had a house full of ZP90s back in the day and I rarely used the Whole House feature where they all played together. But young single guy maybe he like to party.
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