I have a really good one. It’s called “None” 
Notarmed, I’ve have a buddy pushing the sonos on me, I think I’m going to cave and buy one or two of the connect amps. I have appletv’s in most of my TV rooms, but for the garage and kitchen it’d be nice to not have a full receiver & apple tv etc, and just the one small box. I also may pick up one of the solo speakers too just to move around or put in the bathroom.
Quick question, can you stream anything from your iphone to the sonus, or just the stuff inside their ios program. I know they support pandora and other sources, but wasn’t sure if it had to be something hosted in their ios app, or if it could just be anything as a bluetooth speaker would work.
Thanks
You can play anything on your device or on your network (e.g. NAS or shared iTunes library).
There is a desktop app, mobile, app, so its pretty easy to control everything. I have Play:1’s in my bathroom, Garage, daughters bedroom (go to sleep playlist at a push of a button). Every TV has a sound bar beneath it, and only the Family Room (with the Sony) gets the sub and surround treatment.
I sold my Pioneer Elite Receiver and switched to Sonos because the sound bar and sub combination sounded so good, didn’t need the front in Ceiling front speakers.
So it reiterate my Family Room Setup:
Soundbar (under TV)
Subwoofer (wireless in the corner)
(2) Connect Amps powering the rear in-ceiling surround speakers inside my AV closet.
Here are the instructions to set it up this way:
http://www.sonos.com/support/onlineuserguide/en/SonosUserGuide/zp120_EN/Set_up_CONNECT_AMP_surroundNote_If_this_is_a_newly_purchased.htm
The Play:3 and Play:5 are good, but if its background music just get the cheaper Play:1’s they sound great.
We have the same 65 inch Sony 4k HDTV and it’s great (we got the one without speakers and active 3d glasses - tv is just used as a monitor).
Onkyo TX-NR809
Paradigm Monitor 7 v5 for the fronts
Pinnacle Quantum/Subsonic 5.1 setup - this is an old set - before they offshored manufacturing
Polk Audio sub (forgot which one)
PS3 for blu-ray
I’ve been a bit of a audio and videophile for sometime. Currently I’m using the following:
Panasonic Vierra VT60
I’ve always preferred plasma pictures.
Audio:
Anthem Statement D2
Anthem MCA50
Martin Logan aerius i (fronts)
Martin Logan Theater (center)
Paradigm reference adp450 Dipole (rear/side)
Paradigm sub12
Interconnects and power cables are Ultralink platinum
Chang lightspeed and Panamax power distribution
I’ve used just about every Bluray source including Pioneer elite players and I’ve settled on a Sony PS3…the quality and features are superb for the money.
Similar with audio sources. I’ve sold off my Anthem CD1 and now use an Apple TV. As long as the ripping is done properly you get excellent results.
Good stuff guys thanks for sharing… I probably should have posted before I bought and got advice… lol
Maddog, Yeah my great room is not condusive to a projector otherwise I’d think about it… My buddy has a sweet setup in his basement with like a 102 inch or so screen and it looks really good…
Doug, Sounds awesome! I may have to look into this Apple TV…
Scott, Nice! I must admit you live a great life from all the things I see you involved in on facepage… You’re definetly doing it right bud…
Cory, Nice! I looked at that Panasonic but liked the Samsung better but both were very nice… I have an older Panasonic Vierra plasma from 2006 in my poker room and it still plays great and looks pretty good… They make great products…
Very nice setups… but where are the pics !!! LOL
I just recently finished up a complete home renovation (well, it is NEVER really finished) and wired my main room for in wall speakers. Also, built out a surround , and mounted the 65 inch plasma over the new modern fireplace.
TV - Samsung 65-inch plasma
Speakers - JM Labs Focal in-wall 5 channel setup
Sub - Velodyne DD10
Receiver - Harmon Kardon 7550HD
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Ill be swapping the rears for some bipoles when I have some time. Have them already to go, just taking a break from ripping the house apart and living in drywall dust for the summer.
V8a6, looks nice man! very clean and modern look… Like the staircase as well… I’ll try to get some pics up this weekend assuming I get everything taken care of… Have a 3 year old so cleaning up is a constant task… lol thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
LOL @ the three year old comment, since I have a 3-year old daughter myself! This room is more often the toy room, then the home theater (aka adult toy room). So, I know exactly where you are coming from
have a dog? He wouldn’t love those steps. They look AMAZING though. Lots of great choices in there.
Now granted, this is in a one bedroom apartment so my choices were limited.
60" Samsung plasma (unsure of model, but I bought it last year)
Yamaha RX-V1900
(2)Polk 65t
Polk 25C center
10" Velodyne subwoofer
Simple 3.1 set-up. It sounds really good but I rarely get to turn it up since I live in an apartment :(. I would take a picture, but the lighting is also shit in here.
hey thanks!
No dog. Is that because they would slide on them?
For all out comfort, the old creaky staircase with a carpeted runner up the middle can’t be beat. It had some bounce in each step, which absorbs the impact going up and down, along with the cushion and grip from the carpet. Looked like crap though, and was loud in use.
V8a6, nice set up! It reminds me of the 7.1 set up my parents had in their old house. All in wall/ceiling (I dont remember the speaker brand but it was like a 2500 dollar set up) 10" velodyne and a 60" sharp aquios plasma. Shit was crazy. Came with laser pointers to point the in ceiling speakers all at the same spot. And this was in like 6 years ago.
the dogs just kind of don’t like those gaps
cats love them especially if they are carpeted… I have similar but carpeted and my maine coon cat is always hanging from them or using his claws to pull himself around them, it’s quite funny at times…
spiral staircases are great for keeping pets away too
Good to know, just in case we ever want to get a pet. Right now, we have our hands full with a little monkey
Haha! Thanks, man! I try to keep myself entertained/occupied.
So I got the TV setup and all I can say is WOW! This thing has the most incredible picture… The colors are so bright and crisp and the black levels are really good… Been playing around with the settings and such in an effort to fine tune it as there are some advice posts online… Smart aps and built in camera are really great as well… Wife, son and I skyped with his grandma and it was awesome to see it on the TV as Wilhlem got a huge kick out of it… He could run around and the camera follows him so he had to show off for grandma… lol Also, bought a few 3D movies and watched gravity… Really amazed at how far 3d has come as it looks freaking great and that is a perfect movie to watch in 3d… Gonna order some more this week as I only bought that How to train dragons for my son, and avatar… Not a ton of choices out unfortunately…
Also, unfortunately Amazon’s primes partners don’t seem to honor the two day shipping even though it says their shit was in stock… So still waiting on the new Bose setup, should be here Tuesday and I’ll get it setup probably next weekend and then post some pics…
Nice! Sounds like you are going to end up with an amazing system.