Why No Wifi Enabled Speaker Selectors on the Market? UPDATED WITH SOLUTION!
I see this topic covered some in a search but the topics are all a bit dated. I am curious as to why none of the major speaker selectors such as the Aton DLA series have built in wifi for control?
From everything I've read, it seems that a lot of people end up going with an Aton DLA speaker selector and then use a combination of an itach and ir cable adapters to connect via wifi and ir blast commands to the DLA. Is this still the most up to date method that people are using? It seems that Aton could introduce wifi to their DLA line, up the price by 50 bucks and people would still be ahead of the game. I understand Aton offers an RF option but that just isn't ideal for the solution I am looking for. I don't want to either carry a single remote around the house or have to buy several RF remotes.
Having said all that, here is what I'd like to do and what I have so far:
Goal: Have multiple zones (Could be from 3 to infinite) all using a single source for input and the ability to select which zone is active via Android app.
Current: I currently have an Onkyo TX-NR626 which I'm using to control 2 zones. I never have different inputs to each zone, nor do I use the zones simultaneously.
I'd like to keep the Onkyo, use the main zone for my living room and then use the 2nd zone throughout the rest of the house via a speaker selector that I can control via wifi with Android app.
Is there a better solution than an Aton DLA with an IP2IR type of device to accomplish this?
SEE BELOW FOR SOLUTION
I see this topic covered some in a search but the topics are all a bit dated. I am curious as to why none of the major speaker selectors such as the Aton DLA series have built in wifi for control?
From everything I've read, it seems that a lot of people end up going with an Aton DLA speaker selector and then use a combination of an itach and ir cable adapters to connect via wifi and ir blast commands to the DLA. Is this still the most up to date method that people are using? It seems that Aton could introduce wifi to their DLA line, up the price by 50 bucks and people would still be ahead of the game. I understand Aton offers an RF option but that just isn't ideal for the solution I am looking for. I don't want to either carry a single remote around the house or have to buy several RF remotes.
Having said all that, here is what I'd like to do and what I have so far:
Goal: Have multiple zones (Could be from 3 to infinite) all using a single source for input and the ability to select which zone is active via Android app.
Current: I currently have an Onkyo TX-NR626 which I'm using to control 2 zones. I never have different inputs to each zone, nor do I use the zones simultaneously.
I'd like to keep the Onkyo, use the main zone for my living room and then use the 2nd zone throughout the rest of the house via a speaker selector that I can control via wifi with Android app.
Is there a better solution than an Aton DLA with an IP2IR type of device to accomplish this?
SEE BELOW FOR SOLUTION