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Mrs Nod has a problem. Her studio is fairly long and narrow and the current music system is (necessarily) kept fairly low as far as volum goes so is barely audible at the far end of the room. Being a very elderly building, I really don't want to start sticking cable clips all along the walls or ceiling to have a (nice and easy!) wired solution so I'm wondering if there's a reasonably cheap wireless one, either to use with the current system or a new purchase. Budget is capped at £150 (firm cap, I'm afraid). It needs to be able to play CDs and have an Aux socket.
 
Would a Bluetooth speaker do? My jawbone still after all those years sounds amazing and fills a large room.
 
Would UE Boom 2s be any good, they work from any Bluetooth source + 3.5mm aux ( I use my phone)

Two would blow the budget just now but they may drop in the sales :)
 
Not sure if a Bluetooth setup will be the answer. Using one speaker connected to the current system and a Bluetooth speaker at the far end will introduce a slight delay at the far end, won't it? And AFAIK, you can only pair one Bluetooth device with a sender. The system needs to be pretty much foolproof as well - it will be Yoga teachers using it!!!
 
Nod said:
Not sure if a Bluetooth setup will be the answer. Using one speaker connected to the current system and a Bluetooth speaker at the far end will introduce a slight delay at the far end, won't it? And AFAIK, you can only pair one Bluetooth device with a sender. The system needs to be pretty much foolproof as well - it will be Yoga teachers using it!!!
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Ah sorry misunderstood. I just thought you wanted music on the other side not in both locations. In that I'd just bite the bullet and run the wires considering the budget available.
 
Honestly, I'd wire it - and that's from a die hard Sonos fanboi. Spend you £150 on a decent amp (I use a home cinema one to run 3 pairs of speakers) and some speakers and then just run speaker cable tight in the the skirting.

Mind you, if your budget can stretch to Sonos........
 
JonathanRyan said:
Honestly, I'd wire it - and that's from a die hard Sonos fanboi. Spend you £150 on a decent amp (I use a home cinema one to run 3 pairs of speakers) and some speakers and then just run speaker cable tight in the the skirting.

Mind you, if your budget can stretch to Sonos........
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I was always sceptical about sonos. But a neighbour of mine has it quite extensively through their home and i have to admit it is pretty awesome and super wife friendly :) But I wouldn't dare to mention it as Nod was firm of the budget ...
 
dejongj said:
I was always sceptical about sonos. But a neighbour of mine has it quite extensively through their home and i have to admit it is pretty awesome and super wife friendly :) But I wouldn't dare to mention it as Nod was firm of the budget ...
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Apparently they are working on Amazon Echo integration - so voice command of a Sonos systems is pretty close.

But yeah, budget.....

Mind you, a Play 1 is currently £149 so that's within budget :D I mean assuming the yoga studio already has Sonos.
 
JonathanRyan said:
Apparently they are working on Amazon Echo integration - so voice command of a Sonos systems is pretty close.

But yeah, budget.....

Mind you, a Play 1 is currently £149 so that's within budget :D I mean assuming the yoga studio already has Sonos.
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I think the app already integrates with Siri doesn't it?
 
dejongj said:
Ah sorry misunderstood. I just thought you wanted music on the other side not in both locations. In that I'd just bite the bullet and run the wires considering the budget available.
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JonathanRyan said:
Honestly, I'd wire it - and that's from a die hard Sonos fanboi. Spend you £150 on a decent amp (I use a home cinema one to run 3 pairs of speakers) and some speakers and then just run speaker cable tight in the the skirting.

Mind you, if your budget can stretch to Sonos........
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JonathanRyan said:
assuming the yoga studio already has Sonos.
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dejongj said:
I think the app already integrates with Siri doesn't it?
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I think you're probably right about wiring being the best (and certainly cheapest!) answer. The current system is an old Panasonic thing with little bi-wired speakers so I'll need to run some 4 core (although the chances are that 2 of the current wires share a common source/earth, if not, I'll use THIS) all the way along. Being old skirting, I think (will have to check) that there's a nice deep channel that I could use as a sort of conduit, possibly using some white tape rather than clips (less damaging to errant ankles!) It's a fairly long run though which could be a problem as far as signal loss but probably curable with the balance knob if necessary.

Sonos was mooted as the ideal solution but was vetoed on budget grounds as soon as the potential cost was spotted!

Mrs Nod uses CDs as the source but other teachers use iPods/Pads/Mac Airs/other MP3 players - we currently use a headphone plug adaptor to allow all sensible things to connect as required - I think that all current iDevices still have proper earphone sockets, don't they? If not, that's the teachers' problem! Have to admit that if it was up to me, I'd take the sounds away and save the PRS costs but that's a) not my decision and b) not an option.

Thanks for the helpful advice, appreciated as always.
 
Nod said:
It's a fairly long run though which could be a problem as far as signal loss but probably curable with the balance knob if necessary.
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Richer Sounds used to flog an amp that was a favourite of gyms. They told me I needed far more power than I imagined to make sure it could drive all the speakers.

Might be worth a chat with your local store as they always seem knowledgeable.
 
"Yeah, you need something with a lot of power and big speakers. Sumfin' like a Sonos setup would do the job." "For a budget of £150 tops that we told you about?" "Errrrrrrr..."

I'm a big fan of RS for some things but the chap with who(?m) I had the conversation above didn't fill me with confidence! Any music that gets played is pretty quiet so ultimate volume isn't needed - in fact, if the volume was higher, the speakers at one end would do the job just fine! The cable I linked to above is at least double the gauge of the current stuff so should be up to the long run and if there IS a shared line, I have plenty of 3 core lighting flex that'll get pressed into service.
 
There are BT adaptors to connect older hifi systems to BT speakers.

i got one off EBay last year for £15 and paired it with a Jawbone speaker, worked very well and the sound was great. No time delay at all. I paid £90 all in.

BT range is around 10m though I believe 100m is available.

Not a bad fix but how loud do you need to go
 
Not loud at all! The level is so low it's barely audible most of the time so it doesn't cover the teacher's voice when he/she is giving instructions.

For simplicity's sake (and foolproofness!) I'm going to go down the cabling route.
 
DorsetDude said:
You'd think a yoga class would be able to stretch a bit further wouldn't you

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Yes, but that would put him in a difficult position, financially speaking of course. :bat:
 
The closest I come to doing Yoga is pretending to be the (happy, fat!) Buddha! Oh, I can do the tree pose and have been breathing for a few years as well.
 
Nod said:
and have been breathing for a few years
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I tried to give it up, but I think I'm addicted to it.
:)

I agree wired is the way to go.

I'm not convinced bi-wiring makes any difference whatsoever.

You will be able to find wire guage vs distance chart.
 
A solution has been found!

Many thanks to Brian, whose suggestion of UE Booms has very recently come in under budget. Well, not their Booms but the similar Roll 2s, anyway! Having paired the first with an iPod, the second can be paired with the first so will give Mrs Nod audible sounds at both ends of her studio. The second unit seems to need to be paired with the first every time but Mrs Nod says she can live with what is very much a first world problem! (Also means that I'm off the hook as far as running cables through the roof space goes - always a bonus!!! :D )
 
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