Maybe. It comes down to the inwall speakers. The amps are ok. Since music went

May 14, 2024
3:25:26pm

rha1211 Redshirt Freshman

digital things have changed. Also whole house systems in the 90's were hit and miss. Most people want ease of use. Also you could kill this system with current wireless systems.

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Question for audiophiles. Buying a home built in 90s with whole home audio.

IGlowInTheDark

May 14, 2:50pm

if it works I would pay the 500

claw

May 14, 2:53pm

this system will sound way better than any wireless.

claw

May 14, 2:53pm

Maybe. It comes down to the inwall speakers. The amps are ok. Since music went

rha1211

May 14, 3:25pm

a wireless sub is better than a wired definitive subwoofer?

claw

May 14, 4:04pm

Maybe. It all comes down to the source of the wireless signal. That's why I said

rha1211

May 14, 4:09pm

so are there ways to hook up wireless surround speakers to an existing amp?

claw

May 14, 4:25pm

That's a rough question. It depends on the speaker. I would have to know what

rha1211

May 14, 4:37pm

He also has a Sonos gen3 subwoofer. The def tech uses a 10 Sub driver. So

rha1211

May 14, 4:27pm

I'd just say I can get a dozen Amazon Echos to put around the house for that price, I'm good.

JayOwen

May 14, 2:53pm

That’s what I used to do and now have been upgrading to Sonos.

IGlowInTheDark

May 14, 3:00pm

you could DM heinz57- I think he installs home audio. I don't see him on the

claw

May 14, 2:56pm

You could use the existing whole home audio set-up with a Sonos Port.

Bandit

May 14, 3:07pm

Yep. I just added a port for my client to do just that. I comes down to

rha1211

May 14, 3:12pm

So it’d almost be cheaper to buy the guys equipment and then use the Port to tie

IGlowInTheDark

May 14, 3:13pm

If your happy with the sonos I would stick with it. I try to always keep my

rha1211

May 14, 3:09pm

I have 2 One speakers, Era 100, Arc soundbar, and the gen 3 sub currently.

IGlowInTheDark

May 14, 3:14pm

P.S. with how old the system is. I'm not sure I would call it a audiophile

rha1211

May 14, 3:14pm

That is helpful, I didn’t know do the equipment was of value itself and if $500

IGlowInTheDark

May 14, 3:16pm

Maybe. I probably would buy the system if the inwalls sounded good. There is

rha1211

May 14, 3:20pm

Do you need a Port for each individual room?

IGlowInTheDark

May 14, 3:22pm

If you want to control the rooms independant of eachother you do. DM me if

rha1211

May 14, 3:31pm

Wow I'm dumb. It looks like I cant send private messages. I dont post much on

rha1211

May 14, 3:37pm

El jefe fixed my Boardmail. It works now.

rha1211

May 14, 5:22pm

Depends on what the use is. An amplified wired system will probably almost

the rural juror

May 14, 3:13pm

It’s for whole home music it seems. They have a living room, dining room, study,

IGlowInTheDark

May 14, 3:15pm

For casual music, it probably doesn't matter much either way.

the rural juror

May 14, 3:21pm

That's not really the case anymore. That's an older system. Whole house audio

rha1211

May 14, 3:17pm

IGlowInTheDark I'm not ignoring you. I cant send private messages for some

rha1211

May 14, 4:13pm

You’re good

IGlowInTheDark

May 14, 5:08pm

Message sent.

rha1211

May 14, 5:17pm

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