Networked Audio

Most music lovers these days have music stored on their PC or laptop, if only to feed and refresh their iPod via iTunes - so why not liberate this music further around your home?

Music streaming devices enable you play this music in any room you wish, even via your TV! Not only music can be streamed via broadband, photos, internet radio and oftenYou Tube are available at the touch of a button, without the need to install a network of cables around your home.

In the UK Sonos is the most popular streaming solution, and available at a great price, often with special Sonos deals available. Choose the Sonos ZP120 and a pair of speakers and you are ready to go! Or a Sonos ZP90 will feed an existing hi-fi amplifier and hi-fi speakers.

For audiophiles looking for even better sound quality, Simple Audio offers wireless roomplayers which can drive hi-fi quality floorstanding loudspeakers or outdoor speakers and can compete with the best hi-fi in the world, whilst maintaining all of the music streaming capabilities modern music lovers demand. The beauty of the Simple Audio approach is that it utilises the mains cables in your home to transmit the audio signals from room to room via broadband.

Always try to allocate some of your budget for good quality USB cables, audio cables, digital audio cables and speaker cables for best sound quality from your wireless hi-fi system. For advice & information on streaming devices, please see our article "How to stream media from your Apple idevice" on our blog.