Multi-room home hi-fi

[robertgilbert86]

Hi everyone, I'm soon to be moving house and wondered what a good system is for having pairs of speakers (yes, true stereo!) in 4 different rooms?

I'd be playing music from my phone (latency is ok) or using the PC/TV with 0 latency. I'm assuming it would be best as a wifi based system for the phone/music, then directly wired for PC/TV but I'm out the loop so don't know what's best.

Doesn't need to be audiophile quality as I've been using those cheapish Nobsound bluetooth amps and passive monitor speakers for years now find it's good enough.

 

[robertgilbert86]

If you don’t care about audio quality, Amazon Alexa units.

If you do care, then what’s the budget?

Ah yes, I boycott Amazon for employer welfare reasons

Regarding budget I'm not sure what this all costs, but I suppose up to £100/room - happy to go used too.

 

[robertgilbert86]

Thats a really low budget, but if you could find some working Chromecast Audio's (used they dont sell them new anymore) then you could get something working with your nobsound amps VERY cheap.

Or you could use the Wiim Mini streamer's instead - they're around £90 a pop.

Ah that's a good idea, both the Chromecast Audio or Wiim things could work I think. Cheers!

 

[robertgilbert86]

I have https://www.daytonaudio.com/product/1017/ma1240a-multi-zone-12-channel-amplifier and then Chromecast Audios connected to the inputs, then https://www.blucubespeakers.co.uk/bcp80/ in most rooms. These are then grouped using the Chromecast setup, so I can cast to individual rooms, groups of them and it's generally all in sync

This sounds like the most flexible option, could move towards that after the initial set-up.

 

[robertgilbert86]

Decided to increase the budget and get some things that are flexible and should last:
-Wiim Amp downstairs for music and eventually films as I needed something to drive some tall speakers and it's single box approach.
-Wiim Mini upstairs for music (used).
-later: another Mini for the kitchen if there's some small active speakers I can find on the cheap.

Easy set-up and sounds great so far so thanks for pointing me in the right directions