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Audio Systems - Multi Room Systems

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Why is ABUS Audio Still Going Strong? Tom Pecora Automate My Home

Feb 2013

 ABUS is an analog line level system on Cat5 with keypads in each room that are true amplifiers with speaker level output using minimal speaker lengths to a pair of speakers per keypad and a hub pushing the line level audio/IR and 24 Volts to each amp/keypad.
Mirage MMS-2 Media Server Review Mark Anderson HomeToys.com

Apr 2012

 We took the cloud-connected MMS-2 media server for a spin for a number of weeks. It turned out to be a well-preforming, well-connected device.
Digital Audio Formats Interview with Robert Altmann OliveMedia

Feb 2012

 Robert Altmann is Senior Vice President, Business Development & Operations, and co-founder of Olive Media Products. Robert is directly responsible for Olive's revenue generation efforts as well as its day-to-day operations. As a lifelong music and technology fan, Robert is following his passions to drive the full potential of music in the digital home.
Multi-Room Audio with CasaTunes Wade Riewerts CasaTunes

Aug 2011

CasaTunes will automatically and instantly detect when a new song or other audio file is added to your iTunes in the Cloud account and enables those tracks to be accessed and played via CasaTunes anywhere in the home. Further, CasaTunes can play music from Windows Media, RadioTime and SHOUTcast throughout the home with different channels in each room.
Hidden Wires - Audio from the Cloud Michael Stein Russound

Jun 2010

 From entertainment to lighting and energy controls, it is no exaggeration to say that home entertainment and control options have changed – or more appropriately, evolved – several-fold in a very short period of time. And, nowhere are these changes felt more clearly than in the area of distributed audio.
The New State of Whole-Home Entertainment David Feller BOCS

Aug 2009

 I’m a fairly typical home-entertainment geek with 2 TiVos with Cable boxes attached (these are the primary reason for my desire for whole-home entertainment – I want to watch my recorded shows from anywhere in the home)
Integrating Home Theater and Whole Home Audio Sanjay Castelino Netstreams

Sep 2008

 In an ideal scenario, integrating a home theater with a multi-room system would be accomplished by a single component; one capable not only of carrying the audio content – as digital or analog – but also equipped to convey system control signals and the metadata that frequently and increasingly accompanies the content.
Filling the Home with Music not Wires Jim Reeber HomePlug

Apr 2008

 HomePlug Powerline communications technology has been helping homeowners network their computers and share internet connections since 2001 – all without installing any new wiring.
Wireless Multi-Room Audio for your iPod Intellitouch Intellitouch

Aug 2007

 Supports up to 4 Individual Wireless Stereo Satellite Speakers System Broadcasts CD Quality Sound up to 150 Feet Indoors and over 300 feet outdoors
The Next BIG Thing! - Part 1 Mark E. Hazen Intellon

Oct 2006

 HomePlug AV provides the robust backbone that frees the service providers’ customers to fully enjoy the services they provide without the expense of truck rolling and the negative affects of customer technophobia. Just plug-it-in technology is what customers and service providers want.
The New Breed Multi-room Audio Systems Frank Sterns Niles Audio Corporation

Aug 2006

 Enhance your lifestyle, increase your property value and enjoy all of your new digital music sources from anywhere in your home by installing a modern multi-room audio system.
The Digital Network's Final Frontier: Your Home Herman Cárdenas Netstreams

Aug 2006

 Imagine a true digital home where an Ethernet backbone carries all kinds of content and control information (multi-room entertainment, hi-def video, automation, security, online gaming, etc.).
Sonos Wireless Media Server Gabriel Lowe Secrets of Home Theater

Feb 2006

 I absolutely loved the Sonos Music System. It is a completely elegant solution to a highly technical challenge: that of distributing your entire digital music library wirelessly throughout the house, while making it both easy as cake to use, and affordable to the masses.
Let There Be Music…Everywhere Peter Hoagland

Oct 2005

 Today’s solutions are better sounding, more reliable, easier to install, simpler to use and more affordable than ever!
Integrating Whole House Music and HA David Teel Avenida Network

Feb 2003

 Before purchasing your whole-house music system, be sure to understand the exact functionality of your system and of the different keypads which may be installed. Decide if music is the only sub-system in your house, or if you might want to integrate other sub-systems in the future (lighting, security, HVAC, video, etc.). Planning for the future now can save on your investment and your home's technology expectations.
Elan Z-Series Bob Hetherington

Feb 2003

 The Elan Z-Series is a serious system and has many more features and options than mentioned here. Sound quality and control functions are excellent. The keypads buttons are small but tactile feedback is good. The VIA! touchpanel is clear and dependable ... and just a fun thing to play with. Programming the system is fairly straight forward and the functionality of the system allows for a high level of customization.

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