I am pretty sure I am going to go with Sonos for my whole house audio. I will be using Sonos:Amps to power in-ceiling speakers in each zone, with the exception of the family room.
There are currently no speakers in the FR. It is a fairly large room: 20' x 20' with a 20' ceiling. It is a problem acoustically, because it is very echoey. I am working on the problem with drapes, larger/thicker carpet, some "soft" wall paper and perhaps some sound deadening paint. This room is where we do most of our TV viewing, and dialogue on from the TV can be difficult to understand. I have a cheap Sony HT CT-500 soundbar that sounds ok but doesn't help much with the dialogue problem.
I would like to play music in this room and need advice on my options. Option 1 is to get a better soundbar and use it to play music via a Sonos Connect (if that is the right product). Option 2 would be to keep the current soundbar and get a Sonos Play:5 to play music and hope that the drapes and other things solve the TV dialogue problem. Option 3 would be something better that you guys come up with
One of the challenges of Option 1 is finding a soundbar that would provide good dialogue enhancement, be excellent for music and cost <$700. I have been through the Soundbar forum here and my head still hurts from going through all the posts over there. I am not an audiophile, but I would like it to sound good.
Any advice, suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated!
There are currently no speakers in the FR. It is a fairly large room: 20' x 20' with a 20' ceiling. It is a problem acoustically, because it is very echoey. I am working on the problem with drapes, larger/thicker carpet, some "soft" wall paper and perhaps some sound deadening paint. This room is where we do most of our TV viewing, and dialogue on from the TV can be difficult to understand. I have a cheap Sony HT CT-500 soundbar that sounds ok but doesn't help much with the dialogue problem.
I would like to play music in this room and need advice on my options. Option 1 is to get a better soundbar and use it to play music via a Sonos Connect (if that is the right product). Option 2 would be to keep the current soundbar and get a Sonos Play:5 to play music and hope that the drapes and other things solve the TV dialogue problem. Option 3 would be something better that you guys come up with
One of the challenges of Option 1 is finding a soundbar that would provide good dialogue enhancement, be excellent for music and cost <$700. I have been through the Soundbar forum here and my head still hurts from going through all the posts over there. I am not an audiophile, but I would like it to sound good.
Any advice, suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated!
