So I am in the process of putting together a whole house audio setup and I want to be able to access Pandora and xm radio. I have a main stereo in my living room, a home theater setup in the downstairs den, and I would like to add in ceiling speakers to my bedroom and master bath. I am going to try to connect the upstairs to the downstair system with cat5 and baluns to convert the signal back the rca. As for the bedroom.
1) If I choose the Sonos connect, from how far away can I control it with my iphone? I do like to sometimes listen to music from bed at night and I am not sure how I can integrate the ability to control the source located in the living room from the bedroom approximately 40ft away.
2) Would a Sonos connect and a bridge accomplish this much better than some of the cheaper bluetooth systems? I have seen some for as little as $40. The Sonos is $350.
3) Aside from the ability to add wireless speakers which I am still holding out the possibility of doing, what are the advantages of the Sonos vs the cheaper bluetooths?
4) Would it be better just to buy a reciever like the Onkyo 8050 for the bedroom and network it in with cat 5 from the living room to control the bedroom and bathroom speakers?
Thanks
Jon
