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"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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jbuhl
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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 systemscheeky. 

 

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.

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-6HhNf7es1H2/p_440A11M2B/Rotel-A11MKII-Black.html?XVINQ=BVP&XVVER=BCDO&AWDV=d

 

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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jbuhl
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Also I just looked at the spec sheet on the LS50 Wireless II and it supports Bluetooth so no network required if the phone/pad is good enough as a streamer

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Lot’s of great answers. I’m greatful. @jbuhl I imagine the sound from the Kef LS50 Wireless II is better than Sonus? Found some refurbished ones with full warranty. @toro3 Also sniffing around the Demons. 

And yes SQ matters to me more than him yet his existing gear (will go into TV room) uses Totam monitor speakers with a decent peachtree amp. 

kennyc
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Vanatoo Transparent One - inexpensive sonic bargain

Cabasse Rialto - stand mounts excellent sound with prestigious bass. Demoed at an audio show, many attendees commented they seemed sonically “underpriced” (that’s rare)

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@kennyc Oh..Uncle Kevin loves the Cabasse Rialto Powered Wireless. They are also on sale. Hymn..

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