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Title: In-Ceiling Setup inquiry
Post by: rayeth_04 on May 26, 2017 at 05:45 PM
Hi, would like to inquire if the below setup is possible:

3 in-ceiling speakers
1 receiver Amp

setup:

2 in ceiling speakers in the living room
1 in-ceiling speaker in the bedroom
Receiver in the living room
all speaker connected to the receiver, but would like the bedroom speaker's volume to be independent so that i could lower or increase the sound in the bedroom separately from the living room speakers.

 
Title: Re: In-Ceiling Setup inquiry
Post by: mbtorn on May 26, 2017 at 06:11 PM
Yes, doable. Get a receiver that can power a zone 2 area.

https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-zone-2-1846858
Title: Re: In-Ceiling Setup inquiry
Post by: Jason_10 on May 27, 2017 at 02:12 PM
Get a 7.1 amp with network capability. You can adjust the volume using the app.


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Title: Re: In-Ceiling Setup inquiry
Post by: Nelson de Leon on May 27, 2017 at 05:16 PM
Ako id rather have a separate system for my living room. A basic amplifier and Bluetooth receiver lang ang kailangan mo idagdag. Independent pa. You don't have to turn on the receiver sa bedroom to get the living room system to work.

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Title: Re: In-Ceiling Setup inquiry
Post by: Stagea on May 28, 2017 at 12:15 AM
Ako id rather have a separate system for my living room. A basic amplifier and Bluetooth receiver lang ang kailangan mo idagdag. Independent pa. You don't have to turn on the receiver sa bedroom to get the living room system to work.


He probably wants to play the same material across rooms at times and maybe have a centralized media repository.
Title: Re: In-Ceiling Setup inquiry
Post by: Nelson de Leon on May 28, 2017 at 01:06 AM
He probably wants to play the same material across rooms at times and maybe have a centralized media repository.
Pwede!

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Title: Re: In-Ceiling Setup inquiry
Post by: synchro_01 on May 28, 2017 at 03:02 AM
Hi, would like to inquire if the below setup is possible:

3 in-ceiling speakers
1 receiver Amp

setup:

2 in ceiling speakers in the living room
1 in-ceiling speaker in the bedroom
Receiver in the living room
all speaker connected to the receiver, but would like the bedroom speaker's volume to be independent so that i could lower or increase the sound in the bedroom separately from the living room speakers.

 

If area has Wifi you can go the Sonos route.  based on your requirement you need 2 Sonos Connect Amps and you are good to go.  Both zones controlled by any tablet or smartphone. same music being played or independent of each other.
Title: Re: In-Ceiling Setup inquiry
Post by: rayeth_04 on May 28, 2017 at 08:18 AM
Yes, doable. Get a receiver that can power a zone 2 area.

https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-zone-2-1846858

Thanks for this, will inquire brands that has this feature
Title: Re: In-Ceiling Setup inquiry
Post by: rayeth_04 on May 28, 2017 at 08:19 AM
He probably wants to play the same material across rooms at times and maybe have a centralized media repository.

Yes sir, thats the general idea.
Title: Re: In-Ceiling Setup inquiry
Post by: rayeth_04 on May 28, 2017 at 08:20 AM
If area has Wifi you can go the Sonos route.  based on your requirement you need 2 Sonos Connect Amps and you are good to go.  Both zones controlled by any tablet or smartphone. same music being played or independent of each other.

Will do some research regarding this, thanks
Title: Re: In-Ceiling Setup inquiry
Post by: rayeth_04 on May 28, 2017 at 08:28 AM
Also,  can anyone recommend some good and reasonably priced in-ceiling speakers and where to get one.

Only thing i can find is from bose and cost around 29k a pair, medyo out of range na if i need two pairs that would almost cost me 60k for the speakers alone.

Can't seem to find in-ceiling for JBL.
Title: Re: In-Ceiling Setup inquiry
Post by: synchro_01 on May 28, 2017 at 08:34 AM
if you can source it out from the US do so as it will come out very cheap. This is what we have in our living room/kitchen and patio in the US:

https://www.amazon.com/Theater-Solutions-Ceiling-Surround-Speaker/dp/B00FL2WX2K/ref=sr_1_16?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1495931482&sr=1-16&keywords=in+ceiling+speakers

very good sounding and for $80 for 5 its a no brainer
Title: Re: In-Ceiling Setup inquiry
Post by: egzbuen on May 28, 2017 at 11:03 AM
I remember someone suggesting before that if you wanna go the happy budget meal route, you can use any 4 channel amp with left and right fader/balance knob.

Use the left channel for one room, and the right for the other. You get to pipe out the same source music and have the ability to adjust the volume in either room.

Haven't done this but seems like it's going to work.

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Title: Re: In-Ceiling Setup inquiry
Post by: Jason_10 on Jul 05, 2017 at 01:40 AM
I am using zone 2 for my bathroom. The ceiling speakers are Studio Acoustics. 7 years na good sounding pa din.



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