chbla
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Hi there,
I'm looking for WIFI speakers (single, no stereo) for my kitchen, bathroom and garage. I want to stream music/radio/tv to those speakers and prefer the software/apps not to be too restricted. Sound quality should be good, but I want to stay on the lower side of the budget at first.
Since kitchen and bathroom don't require high stuff, I'd settle on a max budget of 200$ roughly.
The options I thought about are:
1. DIY speaker
e.g. "Vifantastisch" of hifi-forum.de which is quite popular (http://bilder.hifi-forum.de/small/656468/vifantastisch-links2_199298.jpg)
Downside is that these are rather large, need an AMP (e.g. class T bluetooth), are difficult to turn on automatically, etc on the other hand it's the most flexible option.
2. Standalone speaker + Chromecast Audio
Downside: also difficult to auto turn on, but again very flexible
3. Chromecast speaker (https://www.google.com/chromecast/built-in/audio/)
All-in-one solution, seems to be very flexible when supported by chromecast, compact, nice designs
I currently tend towards (3) as it's the cleanest solution. However, I'm unsure so I wanted to ask what you would take into account
for this decision.
Looking forward to your input!
I'm looking for WIFI speakers (single, no stereo) for my kitchen, bathroom and garage. I want to stream music/radio/tv to those speakers and prefer the software/apps not to be too restricted. Sound quality should be good, but I want to stay on the lower side of the budget at first.
Since kitchen and bathroom don't require high stuff, I'd settle on a max budget of 200$ roughly.
The options I thought about are:
1. DIY speaker
e.g. "Vifantastisch" of hifi-forum.de which is quite popular (http://bilder.hifi-forum.de/small/656468/vifantastisch-links2_199298.jpg)
Downside is that these are rather large, need an AMP (e.g. class T bluetooth), are difficult to turn on automatically, etc on the other hand it's the most flexible option.
2. Standalone speaker + Chromecast Audio
Downside: also difficult to auto turn on, but again very flexible
3. Chromecast speaker (https://www.google.com/chromecast/built-in/audio/)
All-in-one solution, seems to be very flexible when supported by chromecast, compact, nice designs
I currently tend towards (3) as it's the cleanest solution. However, I'm unsure so I wanted to ask what you would take into account
for this decision.
Looking forward to your input!
