Guest Alphonsox Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 26 minutes ago, pocster said: I'm just gonna shove this over the speaker! http://thermahooddirect.com/Shop-Now/#th-001-thermahood-downlight-covers I wouldn't expect those to improve sound quality - in fact they may make it significantly worse. It looks like the reverse travelling sound wave would be directly reflected with little or no attenuation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 1 minute ago, Alphonsox said: I wouldn't expect those to improve sound quality - in fact they may make it significantly worse. It looks like the reverse travelling sound wave would be directly reflected with little or no attenuation. BOC will like them because they are fire retartdent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexphd1 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Has anybody any more information on the wall volume controls pictured above. I presume they are a diy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbersmateuk Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 I believe it was these https://www.amazon.co.uk/B-TECH-BT936-WALL-LOUDSPEAKER-CONTRO/dp/B000Q4V3OM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1506893650&sr=8-3&keywords=speaker+volume+control I used but not from Amazon and I use MK blanks and drilled the hole in them, They really work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Whilst we’re on the subject of Fanboism, I bought a couple of plain old Sonos Play 1s (bargain) at Xmas (Alexa can frank bough). They have been an absolute revelation. I admit I had failed to fully grasp the concept before. Using a Bluetooth speaker had been acceptable but I found my phone often interrupted, alerts etc. The Sonos speaker is an internet radio/streamer that I control with my phone so it sorts itself out I just pick what I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney12 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 hour ago, daiking said: Whilst we’re on the subject of Fanboism, I bought a couple of plain old Sonos Play 1s (bargain) at Xmas (Alexa can frank bough). They have been an absolute revelation. I admit I had failed to fully grasp the concept before. Using a Bluetooth speaker had been acceptable but I found my phone often interrupted, alerts etc. The Sonos speaker is an internet radio/streamer that I control with my phone so it sorts itself out I just pick what I want. I agree, the Sonos product range is exceptional. Paired with Spotify it makes for a compelling whole house audio solution. I have wired 4 principal rooms for ceiling speakers and each room is being driven by dedicated Sonos Connect Amps (centrally located). The other rooms will have Play:1 or 3’s for occasional use. The lounge will have a playbar and sub. Add to this SkyQ and you’ve really got whole house AV nailed with a good upgrade path in the future. This is a big departure for me. My previous projects have always had full whole house AV setups from the likes of Xantech (as one example). But, technology has largely left such systems redundant imho. That is unless you’ve really “gone for it” with a fully integrated system from the likes of Crestron or Control4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Barney12 said: I agree, the Sonos product range is exceptional. Paired with Spotify it makes for a compelling whole house audio solution. I have wired 4 principal rooms for ceiling speakers and each room is being driven by dedicated Sonos Connect Amps (centrally located). The other rooms will have Play:1 or 3’s for occasional use. The lounge will have a playbar and sub. Add to this SkyQ and you’ve really got whole house AV nailed with a good upgrade path in the future. This is a big departure for me. My previous projects have always had full whole house AV setups from the likes of Xantech (as one example). But, technology has largely left such systems redundant imho. That is unless you’ve really “gone for it” with a fully integrated system from the likes of Crestron or Control4. I think things like Raspberry PI and similar must make Sonos/Bose etc. not sleep at night. The Sonos kit is nice; but still has issues streaming! - given that is ALL the company do it would be nice to work near 99% of the time. I think wiring speakers back to a central point is obviously the best route as you can change the 'source' at anytime. Raspberry PI zero with a zero amp hat on it back powered (not powered from pi) is more than good enough for a 'standard' room. Cost?; £50 ish or less. That's pretty amazing. For larger rooms (like the lounge) I have raspberry pi 3 with much meater AMP hat - easily sufficient unless I want to suffer deafness..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney12 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 minute ago, pocster said: I think things like Raspberry PI and similar must make Sonos/Bose etc. not sleep at night. I very much doubt it. Their market segment has little desire to be creating ‘home brew’ solutions. I’m not in anyway saying that a Pi and amp are inferior but the vast majority of Bose/Sonos customers just couldn’t be arsed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 If you could play YouTube via a Sonos it would make it unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 43 minutes ago, pocster said: I think things like Raspberry PI and similar must make Sonos/Bose etc. not sleep at night. The Sonos kit is nice; but still has issues streaming! - given that is ALL the company do it would be nice to work near 99% of the time. I think wiring speakers back to a central point is obviously the best route as you can change the 'source' at anytime. Raspberry PI zero with a zero amp hat on it back powered (not powered from pi) is more than good enough for a 'standard' room. Cost?; £50 ish or less. That's pretty amazing. For larger rooms (like the lounge) I have raspberry pi 3 with much meater AMP hat - easily sufficient unless I want to suffer deafness..... Sir, may I interest you in the Apple/IPad thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 38 minutes ago, Declan52 said: If you could play YouTube via a Sonos it would make it unreal. I was initially disappointed to find that 'Audible' is not compatible with Sonos but realistically I'm not sure it's something I'd use and the phone speaker or BT is ok for that. Likewise I don't (currently) miss any lack of youtube support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, daiking said: Sir, may I interest you in the Apple/IPad thread... And that’s exactly what you use to control them via iPeng or indigo on a headless mac ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 minute ago, pocster said: And that’s exactly what you use to control them via iPeng or indigo on a headless mac ? Its about the whole nice looking thing that's easy to use out of the box that does 99% of what people want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, daiking said: Its about the whole nice looking thing that's easy to use out of the box that does 99% of what people want. Sure thing . Cost be the incentive to go diy . Tbh once setup very little seems to go wrong . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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