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    Stereo - what's your rig?

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    • joesaintjohnJ
      joesaintjohn
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      Yeah, we've been using Rdio for a year or so. Pretty sure it's similar to Spotify. That coupled with Sonos is such a great setup. Plus, the "add to queue" feature is super awesome. When we have people over, we get them all the app and connect it, so it becomes an awesome crowd sourced jukebox.

      Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        Exactly the same here.  We had sir Robin Knox-Johston lying on the sofa fending off all-comers one night because he loved it so much…..

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • mclaincauseyM
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          Yeah in addition to the gigabytes and gigabytes and gigabytes of music that I have on my NAS (mainly live bootlegs), I do a lot of Spotify from the mini on the TV/entertainment system. I wish that Spotify had a visualizer like iTunes does, it would be really nice to have something cool on the TV during the music.  I've been known to put iTunes on and play stuff on it with the volume turned all the way down just for the visualizer while Spotify's playing, but that doesn't coordinate with the music.

          Can't recommend a Mac mini HTPC enough. It's easy for anyone to use, powerful, flexible, and I don't have to worry about the ridiculous restrictions that services like Hulu plus place on devices (what business is it of theirs what kind of a computer I'm connecting from, I don't understand why some content's not available for example on an iPad versus a regular computer. Idiotic).

          Think it, be it.

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          • JCar2666J
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            SONOS is the shit.  I have two play3's, Playbar, SUB and two new products I'm testing for them.  Music quality is fantastic.  TV quality isn't so great yet but they're constantly updating the equalizer to help fix that.

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              zwer
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              Googled Sonos. Need Sonos.

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              • JCar2666J
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                ^Now buy SONOS.  Certainly not cheap but worth it

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                  I would love to, but right now my most pressing need is a new computer, followed by a new kitchen, followed by a new IH/TW summer 2014 shirt, followed by a pair of Samurai 710s for my birthday in 2014…

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                  • GraemeG
                    Graeme
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                    In an ideal world I'd love a pair of stacked Quad ESL 57s…

                    Unfortunately I don't have the space to fit them in.

                    What I'm planning on getting is a Sonos sound bar set-up when I get sorted into a new place. That will hopefully play nicely with my TV, and give me something that does music and movies pretty well. Then I'll just have to rip my CDs into a nice, lossless format and put them all on a server.

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                    • JestreJ
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                      Here's my gear, terrific stuff for the money I had at the time.

                      Outlaw Audio 990

                      Outlaw Audio 7075

                      Onix Rocket RS450

                      I have some older Paradigm surrounds & center in the attic due to getting ready to move.

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                      • S
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                        Just got a used set of Mackie HR 824 monitors. They're old but for about $400 used they're great.

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                          For those of us who are in the Sonos camp. The Play:1 released today looks very very nice. I'm trying to work out if I should pick up 2 or 3. Would love to have internet radio streaming in the bathroom (which it's made to do!).

                          http://www.sonos.com/introducing/play1

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                          • JCar2666J
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                            I got them Snowy.  Two actually.  They're great as a stereo pair but good at best separately

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                            • joesaintjohnJ
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                              I may have to get a couple to complete my surround sound setup.

                              Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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                              • GraemeG
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                                I'm looking into getting a Sonos sound-bar and surround system once I'm a bit more settled, and the new Play:1s are apparently their suggested rear speakers. From the What Hi-Fi review:

                                Sonos hasn't forgotten home cinema fans, either. You can add two Play:1 speakers to a Sonos Playbar and Sub setup to act as satellites and create a surround-sound system for your movies. Previously Play:3 speakers were suggested for this purpose, but Sonos has told us it sees Play:1s as a much better fit, particularly because of their form factor and cheaper price tag.

                                The Play:1 has been getting good press, but is universally considered to be much better when run as a stereo pair.

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                                  Pretty close to pulling the trigger on the Play:1. It's nearly $300AUD landed over this way vs $205AUD when purchased from Amazon. Of course Amazon won't ship to AU, which means I need to figure out a proxy and the cost of shipping from there to AU. It's 6 pounds. Well, that's my internal monologue for you.

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    I'm here to help…..

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      Thank you. I'll sleep on it and get back to you.

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                                      • derivative666D
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                                        I'm really interested in the Sonos as well what do I need to start. I have an Apple TV

                                        "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                                        • JCar2666J
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                                          You need a speaker or speakers from them as well as their bridge.  Don't have to have the bridge but if you don't you'll need at least one speaker directly connected to your modem to create a network.  Oh and you need Internet

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                                          • derivative666D
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                                            Got it so wireless bridge + (2) play 1 + sub + play bar= kickass minimalist home theater?

                                            "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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