Sonos started as a multi-room music player with highly capable connections to online streaming services as well as local music on your computer.
They now have a Home Theater concept - link
It will cost you a few bucks though.
Maybe this will help:
I use a OAW3 system from Outlaw Audio for my powered subwoofer. The OAW4 system is an upgrade for full range speakers. These systems do require that you use either powered speakers, or have located amplifier(s) next to the speakers. I’ve been very happy with their performance and they don’t cost an arm and a leg.
BTW, I have the Outlaw Audio Ultra-X12 Powered subwoofer for my home theater and it’s a monster. Astonishing, accurate and powerful low end.
That OAW4 looks nice! But its $119 only includes 1 receiver. I’d need another at $59. So I’m up to $179, which is only $11 less than the system in my original link here. Then, since mine are unpowered speakers, I’d either need to buy powered ones, or get 2 of Outlaw’s power amps for my speakers. The pair of amps goes for $679. So now I’m well over budget.
The receivers in my link include amplifiers. Granted, they’re only 80 watts each. But the whole system is $199. And they claim full dynamic range, 2Hz - 20k Hz. If my speakers can be driven adequately by 80 watts, and carnivorousplant upthread says it should, then I would be OK.
I will look further at that Sonos system, but it does seem too pricey for me.
Note that you don’t need Outlaw’s amps - any amps (2 mono or 1 stereo) will do.
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Note that you get one transmitter and one receiver and is stereo (left and right channel) for $119.
Also note that you don’t need Outlaw’s amps - any amps (2 mono or 1 stereo) will do.
That’s all great info, thanks everyone! Looks like I should be able to make something work for less than two hundred bucks. That will be an acceptable expenditure.
Any other suggestions will still be appreciated.