Hi,
I'd like to add speakers to a number of rooms, to receive HS announcements, and perhaps occasional MP3's (birdsong in the kids room at wakeup time, for example). Lo-Fi would be just fine - I'm after something cheap.
What are my options?
- Wireless self-powered speakers?
- Maybe centrally located receiver, with speaker-level feeds to various rooms?
- Other ideas?
How would I go about switching which speakers are fed? Do I need some sort of fancy switch? Or could I do it with multiple (cheap) sound cards in my HS PC? Or USB soundcards close to self-powered speakers? Or X-10 applicance control of powered speakers?
Is there an easy (cheap ) way to have 2 different concurrent audio tracks in 2 different rooms, or does that greatly increase the cost?
I guess what I'd really like is to see a primer on feeding and controlling audio to multiple destinations, but with an emphasis on low-end rather than fancy/top-dollar.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
-jim.
I'd like to add speakers to a number of rooms, to receive HS announcements, and perhaps occasional MP3's (birdsong in the kids room at wakeup time, for example). Lo-Fi would be just fine - I'm after something cheap.
What are my options?
- Wireless self-powered speakers?
- Maybe centrally located receiver, with speaker-level feeds to various rooms?
- Other ideas?
How would I go about switching which speakers are fed? Do I need some sort of fancy switch? Or could I do it with multiple (cheap) sound cards in my HS PC? Or USB soundcards close to self-powered speakers? Or X-10 applicance control of powered speakers?
Is there an easy (cheap ) way to have 2 different concurrent audio tracks in 2 different rooms, or does that greatly increase the cost?
I guess what I'd really like is to see a primer on feeding and controlling audio to multiple destinations, but with an emphasis on low-end rather than fancy/top-dollar.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
-jim.
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