{"id":468429,"date":"2022-06-28T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/whole-home-audio-wired-or-wireless\/"},"modified":"2022-06-28T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T13:00:00","slug":"whole-home-audio-wired-or-wireless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whole-home-audio-wired-or-wireless\/","title":{"rendered":"#Whole Home Audio: Wired or Wireless?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af6fbb68b602\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af6fbb68b602\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whole-home-audio-wired-or-wireless\/#%E2%80%9CWhole_Home_Audio_Wired_or_Wireless%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Whole Home Audio: Wired or Wireless?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whole-home-audio-wired-or-wireless\/#Two_Types_of_Whole_Home_Audio_Setups\" >Two Types of Whole Home Audio Setups<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whole-home-audio-wired-or-wireless\/#Wired_Whole_Home_Audio_The_Pros_and_Cons\" >Wired Whole Home Audio: The Pros and Cons<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whole-home-audio-wired-or-wireless\/#Wireless_Whole_Home_Audio_The_Pros_and_Cons\" >Wireless Whole Home Audio: The Pros and Cons<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whole-home-audio-wired-or-wireless\/#Which_Is_the_Right_Option_for_You\" >Which Is the Right Option for You?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhole_Home_Audio_Wired_or_Wireless%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Whole Home Audio: Wired or Wireless?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-808745\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/woman-bathrobe-kitchen.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Woman in a kitchen using voice commands to control a smart speaker.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/happy-woman-bathrobe-controlling-home-devices-1934103974\">RossHelen\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The idea of music floating through every room in your home seems fantastic, but getting there isn\u2019t always easy. Choosing between a wired or wireless multi-room audio setup can be tricky, but we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Two_Types_of_Whole_Home_Audio_Setups\"><\/span>Two Types of Whole Home Audio Setups<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re not familiar, whole home audio (also known as multi-room audio or whole house audio) refers to speakers placed in multiple locations in your home. Instead of treating them as separate systems, you control them all from one place, and music plays through all of them simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>There are two main ways of setting up a whole home audio system. The older, more traditional route uses loudspeakers and speaker wire, usually running through your walls. These systems have traditionally never been wildly popular outside of enthusiast circles.<\/p>\n<p>However, interest in multi-room and whole home audio has picked up in recent years thanks to companies like Sonos offering <em>wireless<\/em> speakers that easily link with one another. Smart speakers from Google, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le, Amazon, and others also often feature multi-room playback.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wired_Whole_Home_Audio_The_Pros_and_Cons\"><\/span>Wired Whole Home Audio: The Pros and Cons<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the most popular reasons that people opt for wired whole home audio systems is the ability to customize. You can carefully choose each component, place them exactly where you want, and craft every element in the system exactly how you want it. This is why this method still appeals to audio enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>These are typically standard audio and home theater components, meaning you can mix and match as much as you feel like. If you want to use one brand of speakers and another brand for your amplifier, nothing is going to stop you.<\/p>\n<p>Using standard, off-the-shelf stereo components also helps keep things cheap. Speakers and speaker wires are much cheaper than buying wireless speakers with integrated amplifiers and other components built-in. This is relative, and you can still spend a lot of money, but you can certainly save money if you try.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-802084\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/choose-right-speaker-wires-banana.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Banana plug on speaker wire\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Kris Wouk<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While you may end up saving money with a wired whole home audio system, there is a trade-off: time. All that customizability means you\u2019ll need to make sure that all your components work well together, like matching impedances between your amplifier and speakers.<\/p>\n<p>You may think that the wiring aspect hard isn\u2019t, especially if you\u2019ve wired your home theater system before. That knowledge does translate, but there is more to consider, like running wires through walls. If you\u2019re a new homeowner or in the middle of remodeling, this may be easy, but otherwise wiring will be the toughest part of the setup.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not always just a single amp, speakers, and wires either. Depending on the size of your setup and how many rooms you\u2019re wiring, you may need additional amplifiers and other equipment.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wireless_Whole_Home_Audio_The_Pros_and_Cons\"><\/span>Wireless Whole Home Audio: The Pros and Cons<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The wireless variety of whole home audio is likely the one most people think of these days when they hear the term. Modern wireless multi-room speaker systems made whole home audio easy to set up. Just plug in your speakers, connect them to Wi-Fi, and start listening.<\/p>\n<p>Wireless whole home audio systems are also typically easier to use. Rather than a physical remote control for a wired system, most wireless multi-room systems let you control every aspect of them with either your voice or your phone. This makes adjusting volumes or only playing in certain rooms much easier.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond controlling playback and volume, wireless whole home systems are <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly much smarter than wired systems. You can create a basic multi-room system with Amazon Echo speakers, for example. Even if you\u2019re not using a smart speaker, they often still let you trigger and interact with your phone\u2019s voice assistant.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-784896 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sonos-one-1.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A black Sonos One speaker on a shelf.\" width=\"650\" height=\"390\" data-credittext=\"Sonos\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Sonos<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No wires means no installation. Running speaker wire is the hardest part of setting up a wired whole home audio system, and the only cables you have to worry about with a wireless system are the power cables you plug into the wall.<\/p>\n<p>One final pro with wireless systems is that you can potentially get a best of both worlds scenario. You\u2019ll find product lines like Yamaha MultiCast, which have the convenience of wireless whole home audio with more traditional home theater systems and other speaker options.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this ease of use doesn\u2019t come cheap. Wireless whole home audio systems can get expensive fast, and the price only goes up with each additional room. Setting up a simple two-room with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Room-all-new-Sonos-One-built\/dp\/B077GK3TTQ\/?tag=hotoge-20\">Sonos One<\/a> speakers will run you nearly $600, for example.<\/p>\n<p>The other big downside with wireless whole home audio systems is that many brands don\u2019t work with other brands. For example, you\u2019re not going to have an easy time getting speakers from Apple and Google to work well together.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_Is_the_Right_Option_for_You\"><\/span>Which Is the Right Option for You?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for the easiest option, then wireless wins by a mile. A wireless multi-room system is easy to set up, easy to use, and you can start with two or three speakers and add more as you want. Just make sure to remember that the price can start rising pretty quickly.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if you opt to have someone install a wired whole home audio system for you, you\u2019re going to be spending a lot as well. The wired option is best if you absolutely must have the custom layout of your dreams. This is also perfect for you if the journey is the destination, and you think you\u2019ll enjoy the build process.<\/p>\n<p>No matter which way you choose, you\u2019ll likely be thrilled with the results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What You Need to Know About Speaker Wiring Cables<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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