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What's the current best whole home audio setup that doesn't locks you into a specific brand/product line? Must work on iOS/Android/PC, sorry AirPlay. I'm okay
by Spivak 2y ago
What's the current best whole home audio setup that doesn't locks you into a specific brand/product line? Must work on iOS/Android/PC, sorry AirPlay.
I'm okay with smart dongle-y things that don't fit the criteria so long as they could run on a set of passive speakers. Because if they turn to shit I just pitch them.
- mingus88 2y agoRoon perhaps
- raffraffraff 2y agoAsk yourself if you really need "whole home" audio. Most people assume they do, but then find that they never use that feature in several rooms. If you're likely to play the same music in two adjoining rooms (that's what I do) then regular old hifi with an extra cable run works. You could link the tape/MD record output of an main amp into one of the inputs of a secondary amp so they play the same thing. Then book a dumb-dumb Logitech Bluetooth audio receiver to the main amp. Voila, extremely simple two room audio on a shoestring. The amp for room 2 can switch inputs or be turned off.
- fragmede 2y agoI've got several Chromecast products, including Chromecasts in regular and ultra flavors, a Chromecast audio (discontinued), Chromecast mini speakers, and a regular Chromecast that I use with an HDMI audio splitter to hook it up to dumb speakers. I'm not going to lie, the UX is kinda terrible compared to Sonos, but it means not paying Sonos, and it's functional. Not that Google hasn't done bad things in general, but in this area Sonos is the bad actor, which is why I chose this ecosystem despite the downsides.