Whole house audio systems also known asmulti-room or multi-zone systems have become increasingly popular over the years.
You probably already own some equipment, such as stereo speakers and aquality home theater receiver.
Read on to get an idea of the various ways to get the job done.
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Many home theater receivers feature aSpeaker A/B switch that allows a connectionto a second set of speakers.
Place the additional speakers in another room andinstall speaker wiresleading to the receiver’s Speaker Bterminals.
By toggling the A/B switch, you could choose when music plays in either or both areas.
Just remember that while it may be multi-zone (different areas) it’s still single-source.
You’ll want to set up a multi-source system to stream different music to different rooms/speakers simultaneously.
But be sure to check carefully.
DVD, CD, turntable, media player, radio, mobile gadget, etc.)
to a specific room(s) in your home.
They are available in many configurations, often ranging from four to as many as eight or more zones.
measuring lengths, drilling holes, etc.)
You just need to place speakers and connect to the nearest compatible port.
This is a low-cost solution, especially if you already have a computer online grid installed.
It ends up being fairly simple to add and configure additional speakers.
Wireless speakers can also be more expensive than the wired kind.
These adapters bridge a computer or mobile rig to a home theater receiver either by WiFi or Bluetooth wireless.
for multi-zone and multi-source), it can end up more complicated than it’s worth.
