drvnbysound
Senior Member
Can someone school me on the real whole home systems?
I've currently got the poor man's version... using the second zone from my Pioneer AVR into a 6-zone speaker selector. However, I'm about to relocate all of my main living room AVR equipment into a central closet, and feel like it may be a good time to upgrade to a true whole-home audio system.
I currently have the following zones: front porch, back porch, kitchen, garage, master BR, and master BA. I'd really like to expand it to an 8-zone system, so that I could add the other 2 bedrooms as well. Having said that, I've pulled up the Russound website and see that they offer what seems to be 3 different systems: C-Series Controllers, CA Controllers, and A-BUS. However, I have no idea what the real differences are between each of these or how they compare to versions from other companies such as NuVo.
I'm not partial to any singular brand as of yet, but I do want metadata displayed on keypads; at least title/artist. I don't know of any reason that I'd want it integrated into a larger HA system as of now, but would appreciate the capability if I ever desired to do so. I'd like something that I can control via app, as opposed to having to use the keypads or go directly to the controller. The main reason for this is that I didn't wire either of the porch speakers for a VC, and probably won't do so; having the app would allow remote control without having to go to the closet.
I've currently got the poor man's version... using the second zone from my Pioneer AVR into a 6-zone speaker selector. However, I'm about to relocate all of my main living room AVR equipment into a central closet, and feel like it may be a good time to upgrade to a true whole-home audio system.
I currently have the following zones: front porch, back porch, kitchen, garage, master BR, and master BA. I'd really like to expand it to an 8-zone system, so that I could add the other 2 bedrooms as well. Having said that, I've pulled up the Russound website and see that they offer what seems to be 3 different systems: C-Series Controllers, CA Controllers, and A-BUS. However, I have no idea what the real differences are between each of these or how they compare to versions from other companies such as NuVo.
I'm not partial to any singular brand as of yet, but I do want metadata displayed on keypads; at least title/artist. I don't know of any reason that I'd want it integrated into a larger HA system as of now, but would appreciate the capability if I ever desired to do so. I'd like something that I can control via app, as opposed to having to use the keypads or go directly to the controller. The main reason for this is that I didn't wire either of the porch speakers for a VC, and probably won't do so; having the app would allow remote control without having to go to the closet.