Harry
05-07-2008, 10:40 AM
Hello all,
I am not an Ascend owner but plan to be in the near future. I have purchased a new home and will be moving in by the end of June.
This is a resale (20 years old) and completely finished including the basement. My wife wants music to flow seamlessly throughout the home, thus my plan to purchase Sonos. My plan was to join Rhapsody, since my music collection is getting a little dated, but apparently it is not available in Canada (bummer, if anyone knows away around this ie. US PO box please let me know).
I have been caught in a time warp the last 10 years, so I will be starting from scratch. I have 2 main TV viewing and music listening areas.
1) Main Floor Family Room open to kitchen. This will be mainly for daytime viewing (Sony 52" LCD) and music listening (while cooking and during dinner).
2) Basement Family Room (25 x 30) Home Theatre 100" screen and music listening (parties, impress my friends).
I have never heard Ascend speakers, so I plan to start slowly. But if I am impressed I could end up with a whole house full (Good for Dave).
My long range plan would be to have sierras across the front (LCR) in the basement with 200se's as surrounds (possibly in wall/ceiling), and an HSU sub, powered by a Pioneer Elite 94. The MFFR would have 340's across the front (LCR) and no surrounds or sub, with a less powerful amp like a Onkyo 605. Both these areas would be hooked to sonos via ZP-80's. I would also have sonos ZP-100's powering 200se's in the bedroom and office.
First of all does this make sense, or should the 340's and sierra's be filp floped, since I won't have a sub upstairs and the sierra's give more bass. But then I will miss them in the home theater, and the sierra's like more power, Aghhh!
Since I haven't bought anything yet, any advice on amp selection, where to start (will probably buy 3 340's or sierra's and 2 200se's) sonos powered amps, etc. would be helpful.
Thanks Harry
I am not an Ascend owner but plan to be in the near future. I have purchased a new home and will be moving in by the end of June.
This is a resale (20 years old) and completely finished including the basement. My wife wants music to flow seamlessly throughout the home, thus my plan to purchase Sonos. My plan was to join Rhapsody, since my music collection is getting a little dated, but apparently it is not available in Canada (bummer, if anyone knows away around this ie. US PO box please let me know).
I have been caught in a time warp the last 10 years, so I will be starting from scratch. I have 2 main TV viewing and music listening areas.
1) Main Floor Family Room open to kitchen. This will be mainly for daytime viewing (Sony 52" LCD) and music listening (while cooking and during dinner).
2) Basement Family Room (25 x 30) Home Theatre 100" screen and music listening (parties, impress my friends).
I have never heard Ascend speakers, so I plan to start slowly. But if I am impressed I could end up with a whole house full (Good for Dave).
My long range plan would be to have sierras across the front (LCR) in the basement with 200se's as surrounds (possibly in wall/ceiling), and an HSU sub, powered by a Pioneer Elite 94. The MFFR would have 340's across the front (LCR) and no surrounds or sub, with a less powerful amp like a Onkyo 605. Both these areas would be hooked to sonos via ZP-80's. I would also have sonos ZP-100's powering 200se's in the bedroom and office.
First of all does this make sense, or should the 340's and sierra's be filp floped, since I won't have a sub upstairs and the sierra's give more bass. But then I will miss them in the home theater, and the sierra's like more power, Aghhh!
Since I haven't bought anything yet, any advice on amp selection, where to start (will probably buy 3 340's or sierra's and 2 200se's) sonos powered amps, etc. would be helpful.
Thanks Harry