Inside our house we just use Amazon Echo Dots

One in kitchen and one in master bath. The latest generation is much better sound quality than prior (so I’ve read — I only have latest) and you can get them pretty cheap on sale ($29). Certainly nothin compared to Sonos but voice-controlled, easy setup, can move it if you’d like easily, and you can mess with Alexa. The receiver I talked about is for the beer drinking porch and backyard. So we could have all three playing at once but have never done so.

In response to this post by vt90

Posted: 07/28/2020 at 4:19PM

Audiophiles...how do you use an old school speaker these days? -- JoesterVT 07/28/2020 3:24PM

Any newer receiver or amp will accept those. The speakers wire to the back -- 81_Hokie 07/28/2020 8:29PM

...check out Stereos and Such®... -- chumley 07/28/2020 4:15PM

My Optimus 7's are in the office, with old receiver, etc ** -- statmanfromHCyrs 07/28/2020 3:58PM

Converters for all sound technologies on Amazon -- pburg_hokie 07/28/2020 3:38PM

I pretty much have him do yard work, and wash my car. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/28/2020 3:33PM

I'm using my Bose 301's from the 1980's as my computer speakers -- Tafkam Hokie 07/28/2020 3:33PM

Nice set of speakers for a PC. ** -- Guy LeDouche 07/28/2020 5:08PM

My cousin bought something similar, but it had Bluetooth. -- EDGEMAN 07/28/2020 3:46PM

I have Sonos throughout my house (inside and out) and have two Sonos ... -- vt90 07/28/2020 3:28PM

You have to have Sonos "source" to feed those Amp and Connect units, right? -- Hokie360 07/28/2020 3:42PM

The "source" for sonos is your phone. Unless you get their -- VTENGR 07/28/2020 3:53PM

Maybe I was thinking of home theater. Still need something to go between -- Hokie360 07/28/2020 4:16PM

The new Sonos Amp has an audio in so you -- VTENGR 07/28/2020 4:25PM

Careful with Sonos - once you buy one you'll buy more and more ... -- VTENGR 07/28/2020 3:30PM

I'm the opposite: my wife bought be two Play:1s and I am highly unlikely -- Upwind of uva 07/28/2020 6:55PM

Exactly ... hence the 'slippery slope' reference ... -- vt90 07/28/2020 3:31PM

Much to my wife's chagrin I keep finding places -- VTENGR 07/28/2020 3:35PM

I think I am at about 17 units controlling 22 speakers right now ... -- vt90 07/28/2020 3:40PM

What's a good starting set? -- GFallsFan 07/28/2020 3:43PM

Costco has a 2 speaker set. I would wait until they put it on sale. -- EDGEMAN 07/28/2020 3:51PM

$329. Will do. Thanks. ** -- GFallsFan 07/28/2020 3:59PM

Complicated question - depends on your situation. So here is my 'advice' -- vt90 07/28/2020 3:50PM

I just hook a Bluetooth device to a receiver input and have -- Colonel Jessup 07/28/2020 4:09PM

Sound quality is the main thing but also flexibility ... -- vt90 07/28/2020 4:11PM

Inside our house we just use Amazon Echo Dots -- Colonel Jessup 07/28/2020 4:19PM

Good info. Thanks. -- GFallsFan 07/28/2020 4:00PM

The Play:3 is a great speaker but they don't sell it anymore -- VTENGR 07/28/2020 3:54PM

Wow - I didn't realize they quit making them. I have 4 but I'm not selling. -- vt90 07/28/2020 3:56PM

Yeah I wish I would have known b/c I would have pick -- VTENGR 07/28/2020 3:59PM

I have one of those myself. -- EDGEMAN 07/28/2020 3:57PM

I guess that all depends on what your need is. -- VTENGR 07/28/2020 3:48PM

Inside our house we just use Amazon Echo Dots

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