Renners
Novice Member
I'm coming for advice as I'm well out of my depth. I am currently finishing the design of a kitchen/diner extension and this finally allows me to look at AV for the kitchen/diner as well as living room and snug/movie room. I've not really looked into this type of kit for about 8 years and a lot has changed. I've done quite a bit of research (forums, reviews and in-store), but find that posts on this forum often have some really good advice - so hear I go...
I want a system that allows multi-room music between at least my living room and kitchen/diner - and am undecided on the movie room. A focus on streaming as I have no vinyl and can easily add a CD player to most kit I've looked into, and Alexa integration if possible.
Rooms
Kitchen/diner - roughly 5.5m x 5.5m, 12 degree shallow pitched roof with 3 large skylights and sliding doors across the rear
Snug/movie - 3.3m x 3.6m, between kitchen and living room (door to kitchen, solid wall on living room side)
Living Room - 3.9m x 3.6m, front bay window
My current thoughts are to focus the best sound in the living room, movie focus in the snug, and social/audio in the snug/kitchen.
Equipment - Option 1 (Naim)
Kitchen - Naim Unity Atom with 4x Monitor Audio C280 IDC in-ceiling speakers
Snug - 65" LG C1 tv with Naim Mu-so
Living - Naim Unity Star with KEF R3 or Dynaudio Special 40's
Equipment - Option 2 (BlueOS)
Kitchen - BlueSound PowerNode with 4x Monitor Audio C280 IDC in-ceiling speakers
Snug - 65" LG C1 tv with BlueSound Pulse Soundbar+ with 2x BlueSound Pulse Flex
Living - NAD M10 with KEF R3 or Dynaudio Special 40's
I would be very grateful for any advice on the above, suggestions on equipment/pairings or highlighting any pitfalls (for example, is it worth just dropping the multi-room to get a Sony HT-A7000 or Sonos Arc soundbar). If anything needs more description then please do ask.
Thanks in advance
I want a system that allows multi-room music between at least my living room and kitchen/diner - and am undecided on the movie room. A focus on streaming as I have no vinyl and can easily add a CD player to most kit I've looked into, and Alexa integration if possible.
Rooms
Kitchen/diner - roughly 5.5m x 5.5m, 12 degree shallow pitched roof with 3 large skylights and sliding doors across the rear
Snug/movie - 3.3m x 3.6m, between kitchen and living room (door to kitchen, solid wall on living room side)
Living Room - 3.9m x 3.6m, front bay window
My current thoughts are to focus the best sound in the living room, movie focus in the snug, and social/audio in the snug/kitchen.
Equipment - Option 1 (Naim)
Kitchen - Naim Unity Atom with 4x Monitor Audio C280 IDC in-ceiling speakers
Snug - 65" LG C1 tv with Naim Mu-so
Living - Naim Unity Star with KEF R3 or Dynaudio Special 40's
Equipment - Option 2 (BlueOS)
Kitchen - BlueSound PowerNode with 4x Monitor Audio C280 IDC in-ceiling speakers
Snug - 65" LG C1 tv with BlueSound Pulse Soundbar+ with 2x BlueSound Pulse Flex
Living - NAD M10 with KEF R3 or Dynaudio Special 40's
I would be very grateful for any advice on the above, suggestions on equipment/pairings or highlighting any pitfalls (for example, is it worth just dropping the multi-room to get a Sony HT-A7000 or Sonos Arc soundbar). If anything needs more description then please do ask.
Thanks in advance