upstatemike
Senior Member
Based on the input from another thread I have concluded that iPods probably won't suffice as the backbone of a whole house audio system and are really just meant for hippie slacker kids who can't seem to stay in synch with their own shadows (based on the Apple commercials).
Most people commenting on this topic recommended some sort of traditional zoned music system like Russound or Xantech but in thinking about this approach I'm a little stuck on picturing how it would work. Specifically what do you use for the music sources on your 6 inputs?
I figure the first two inputs would be used for a tuner and some sort of hard drive music repository like CQC, but after that I am stumped. I don't see any value in connecting video components to a whole house audio system ("Girls Gone Wild In Las Vegas" loses something as an audio only program). I use my turntable sometimes but I don't see any way to operate it from a remote keypad... especially when it comes to flipping the record over. Like most people I have already retired my minidisc, cassette, 8-track, cd changer, and reel-to-reel components so I'm having a hard time picturing what I would connect to the other 4 source inputs on a 6 source, 6 zone amp. What is everybody else using for music sources on these systems?
Most people commenting on this topic recommended some sort of traditional zoned music system like Russound or Xantech but in thinking about this approach I'm a little stuck on picturing how it would work. Specifically what do you use for the music sources on your 6 inputs?
I figure the first two inputs would be used for a tuner and some sort of hard drive music repository like CQC, but after that I am stumped. I don't see any value in connecting video components to a whole house audio system ("Girls Gone Wild In Las Vegas" loses something as an audio only program). I use my turntable sometimes but I don't see any way to operate it from a remote keypad... especially when it comes to flipping the record over. Like most people I have already retired my minidisc, cassette, 8-track, cd changer, and reel-to-reel components so I'm having a hard time picturing what I would connect to the other 4 source inputs on a 6 source, 6 zone amp. What is everybody else using for music sources on these systems?