First let me preface this by saying that I've Googled my questions for a few days. While I do have a general idea of what I want to do, I'm to the point where I need help from the pros...hence my post here.
My budget is pretty low ($250) but before you laugh...I really am just wanting to get started and do one room in my house at a time. I'd like to our speakers in the ceiling and use Airport Expresses to push audio. I have an all Apple/iTunes home so I want to stay in that world for convenience. I want to be able to play music using my iOS device of choice without having to turn anything on. I've looked at standby amps for power but I'm a little fuzzy on how it's all set up and what kind of amp I need or whatever.
I'm thinking of buying an AE per zone/room and connect that to a T-amp that all resides in the closet off of my attic. My questions though are related to the amp & power situation as I have no clue what I'm doing there. I guess I wouldn't mind having to turn everything on before playing music, but I'd prefer a set it and forget it setup that doesn't use power all the time...hence the standby mode I've read about. I'm not looking to blow the house out with sound, as I know that you get what you pay for. I just want to be able to play music in rooms of the house.
Help!
My budget is pretty low ($250) but before you laugh...I really am just wanting to get started and do one room in my house at a time. I'd like to our speakers in the ceiling and use Airport Expresses to push audio. I have an all Apple/iTunes home so I want to stay in that world for convenience. I want to be able to play music using my iOS device of choice without having to turn anything on. I've looked at standby amps for power but I'm a little fuzzy on how it's all set up and what kind of amp I need or whatever.
I'm thinking of buying an AE per zone/room and connect that to a T-amp that all resides in the closet off of my attic. My questions though are related to the amp & power situation as I have no clue what I'm doing there. I guess I wouldn't mind having to turn everything on before playing music, but I'd prefer a set it and forget it setup that doesn't use power all the time...hence the standby mode I've read about. I'm not looking to blow the house out with sound, as I know that you get what you pay for. I just want to be able to play music in rooms of the house.
Help!
