Whole Home Audio Start 2 Finish EP13: FINISHED! 10 Zones, 21 Speakers. WE ARE DONE!
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
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WE ARE FINISHED! Wow, from start to finish I can't believe how well it turned out. We love it, and it's another successfull install in the books! At a fraction of the cost, you too can have a HIGH END result. Follow along my series if you haven't already.
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Great series! Watched all the episodes. One question - out of the 6 possible sources, what all did you connect to the amp? And how did you get all the sources to reach the closet?
Congrats I ordered the soundavo speakers we discussed and should start install in next couple of weeks when house is finished. Thanks for the info so keep the channel plugging.
Well that preferred speaker sure is handy. I think I'll get that set up. I've been just using the kitchen echo connected to a bluetooth receiver next to my monoprice receiver. Works good, but can only use that echo.
Hmmmmm 🤔
Yes you've got to set that up!
Great job Kay!!!! Looking forward to your next project.
Thanks! I'm excited too
I'm doing this when I build my house so I can make a real life Resident evil same room 😂
Great video learned a lot cant wait to do my setup.
Totally Badass.
Looks good. Haven't progressed too far yet aside from making sure I can connect to the amp, installed two of the switches but haven't gotten into the attic to install the speakers yet. Waiting until I am ready to rewire the lights and outlets in my 3rd bedroom so I can do the attic stuff in one shot.
Sounds good, make sure it doesn't get too hot before starting! :) That attic would be killer
Awesome! So helpful! Working on mine. Tried using a 10 zone splitter. That was a disaster. Waiting on my Soundavo amp now. Should be shipped around the 15th. Thanks for knowledge and the discount. A lot of work put into that for us. It's one thing to do the install but whole other dimension recording it and creating content. Appreciate you and your family! Coffee on the way!
Thanks again for the coffee, I really appreciate it. Yeah, i know the holidays really bumped the Soundavo stock supply down (good for them!) I think they should no longer have low supply after the 15th. Yeah the filming and editing slowed the project down a lot, but it's the people who watch my videos that keep me going. I get a lot of positive comments and it feels good to produce good content that help people and those that enjoy it! It also made me realize if you take a large project and just break it down into small manageable pieces at a time, it makes it easier as well. As long as your wife doesn't nag you to get it finished!!! We all know they will do that :)
KMZ1 great channel, been following with interest as we are building now and just about to prewire.
Appreciate the duscount code, looks like soundavo jacked up the speaker price by $80 to $299 for the 8inch.
When you showed off the 3 speakers in the great room and entrance, were they left, right and stereo. Or were they all stereo speakers.
Hi Robert,
Are you able to shed a bit more light why the 10 zone splitter was a disaster?
If you get a device with volume impedence matching it should be workable..... restaurants typically have this setup with a stereo receiver.
I was looking at this device
www.amazon.com/Speaker-Selector-Switcher-Control-SPECIALTY-AV/dp/B009LSOXHS
@@gilfernandes83 Thanks for watching, regarding the 8 inch Soundavo speakers, if you use code TKMZ15 you'll get the 15% off. The 3 speakers in my bathroom, as well as the great room, the way that is wired is there is only 2 main speaker cables going back to the amp, and that is 1 branch for the left side and 1 for the right side. Then, I paralleled off the 3rd speaker off of 1 of the sides, so that means yes 1 channel (left or right) has an extra speaker. However, you can't tell any listening difference, in other words it does not sound weird or unnatural. Check out this video I did on the topic ruclips.net/video/dVjiZeCCnqA/видео.html
@@gilfernandes83 Sure Gil, that is the exact splitter I was using. I watched every video I could find. I tried using it with 3 different amps 2 denon and a Yamaha. I followed the setup exactly as instructed to make sure impedence was matched properly. Each speaker was setup individually (direct wired, not parallel or series coupled) Connected all to ceiling speakers.( I have so many brands I keep buying. Soundavo, Niles, episode. )I could never get a clean sound and anything over 60db would cause the amp to shutdown. I tried running only 1 zone at a time and disconnected all others. I tried different amps and even purchased a 2nd switch to see if that was the problem. When I finally removed the switch and hooked up speakers directly it was such a huge difference. The sound was fuller, punchier and did not feel suppressed. I gave up on that path and realized I should have just purchased one of the soundavo amps. I really thought I could save money the other way. Kadin kept showing up in my feed and I saw that great discount. I'm in a new home and having total control over each zone from my phone is what sold me. My wife is particular about asthetics and obtrusive volume levels. Can't wait for the amp. I did also purchase the ic 640cf speakers. LOVE those.
Thanks for the explanation Kandin. Again great source of inspiration, well done.
Your amazing content apart, could you share your playlist? Man, you've got great taste!
I PURCHASED TWO WS66i'S AND USED THE PROMOTION YOU OFFERED. IF POSSIBLE, I LIKE YOU TO SHOW HOW TO OPERATE THE 12 ZONES THROUGH THE APP, WITHOUT JUMPING FROM "MASTER" TO "SLAVE 1" IF IT IS POSSIBLE. THANKS FOR SHERING THE VIDEOS AND I WAIT YOUR REPLY WITH INTEREST
If you use Android, you can download the app I developed. It's called Monoprice audio but i built it to also support the WS66i
@@TheKMZ1 wow, I will try!!!
Awesome vid. Mine is set-up like yours but I'm looking to build the same rack to hold my Russound unit
Great job on this project, I’ve really enjoyed watching your videos! My home is currently being built and I already have a Sonos Arc and subwoofer, which receives the HDMI ARC from my TV. I’m looking to purchase the Soundavo now instead of 4 of the Sonos Amps for the 4 zones and 8 speakers I need for the new build. My only question on the switch is how I can send the TV sound to both the Sonos Arc and the Soundavo for the rest of the house for say football parties?
Is there a way to get a Google home or Chromecast to work in lieu of the Alexa?
Can u show how to connect surround sound receiver to a source on the mono price amp
Thanks, is there a way to add a wifi subwoofer in this setup?
A subwoofer yes but not WiFi
Put a microphone🎤🎙 if you need to announce "dinner's ready" or "it's time for bed" for your kids to listen that way you don't scream out loud for the kids to hear you, instead put a karaoke machine with a wireless microphone on the audio system or use the echo dot connected to the amp and you can say announce something on the other echo devices and you can hear it on the speakers on the whole audio system
What are you gonna do with the wall speakers in the living room?
So far I've done nothing
I purchased a home in North Carolina in the OuterBanks and the person we brought it from had a who home audio system called ZON and the company is out of business and there is key pads and speakers in the whole home system. I want to try something that is user friendly due to the fact we rent it out for 15-20 weeks a year. Do you think your system would work for me?
Yes absolutely, it's one of the most user friendly on the market. I think it'd be great and it's affordable. You'll find other systems 2x and much more expensive than this one
Where you located ? Do you provide service in Michigan?
Hey mate, great job as usual. I have two quick questions that i really hope you can help me with.
1. If a zone is left on at the keypad with the volume about medium and nothing is playing through it do the speakers let out a noticeable hum or buzz? Or is it just as if it was off?
2. Are you able to PLEASE Wire up a 12v power supply to the PA trigger input and connect a source to the PA input source 1. When the PA is triggered does it automatically switch all the zones on even though they may be off at the wall keypad?
This would really really help me in my project. I just don't have the unit on me so i cant test it. Much appreciated and keep your vids coming
Followed you through the entities process and got everything working except one thing! Great videos. Built a new house and installed this.
My one problem is on the back of the WS66i where do you plug in all of the audio inputs? I have been testing through the PA system but and finally ready to connect up my 6 sources and am confused.
I ran rg6 wires (two each; red and white) to all my TVs and the user manual isn’t clear how to plug these in.
Appreciate any help. I will continue to trouble shoot in meantime.
Thanks!!
For the audio inputs on the WS66i you have 2 RCA inputs, and 2 3.5mm inputs or 1 of those can optionally be a digital optical cable, but you can't use both the 3.5mm and the optical cable at the same time. Those are 4 inputs on the back... the other 2 inputs are either A) the 2 USB inputs on the front OR the wireless 2 inputs which are reserved for wireless streaming. Or you can have 1 wireless streamer and use 1 of the usb inputs as well. But you can't use the USB inputs on the front and the wireless streaming at the same time either.
Is there a way to add Alexa to all sources?
Great video series! We are building a new construction home and can have the electrician pre wire for us, saving some steps.. my question, do you have a wiring diagram showering exactly what wires started and ended at what point?
Or if easier, could I send you my mock up and tell me if it looks correct?
@@willfreitag7841 I don't have a diagram of mine, but it's basically just speaker wire, ethernet, and coax if using RCA sources. I will look over your diagram but I don't usually do that for free for people, shoot me an email if you are interested info@kztechconsulting.com
@@TheKMZ1 thank you! I will send over tomorrow when at my computer, and I am happy to pay whatever/buy you and your wife some coffee :)
How is the TV connected to the receiver?
The TV can connect a few different ways. You can use an Optical cable, or you can run RCA analog (red/white) cables to the TV if you tv supports that. If not, you can also use various converters to convert the RCA back to digital at the TV end. An optical cable can only go a max of about 100 ft.
I have really gleaned a lot of information from your videos, thank you. But, as a complete novice, I have no idea how to connect my TV to this setup. Is there a video that I've missed? Could a get a few more details about that?
I know of three ways.
1. in one of his first videos (before soundavo - search for monoprice) he showed how to run a L/R rca jack cable. Using basic TV RG6 coax cable (1 cable power channel) and rca jack ends you can run cable direct from audio out of the TV to your receiver.
2. I used cat6 cable and a powered optical audio over cat5/6 converter box because my new LG doesn't have basic l/r audio jacks AND I already pre wired extra cat6 to the TV.
3. If you have Bluetooth out as an option on the TV, you can get a BT receiver for audio that sets up next to your Whole Home Audio receiver. Bonus points here as your can pair your phone /laptop /pc to stream over BT as well.
Would the slave amp, give you more RCA inputs?
No, because in that configuration it shares the sources from the master
I know it’s old, but we have an HAI Hi-Fi2 system in our house; I’d love to upgrade it, but that’s a future project, so not an immediate priority. Can I use another system’s keypads to modernize that part in the interim?
What kind of keypads do you have now? Isn't that a leviton product?
It is Leviton now, since they bought HAI. I just want something more aesthetically modern.
@@markellis1818 I'm betting you'll have to use the leviton keypads that come with their system now
Well, I’ll just keep the existing keypads in-place until I upgrade in the future. I wish I could get rid of everything but the speakers now, but that time will be in the future (hopefully sooner, rather than later!).
Your videos are good & I’ve enjoyed watching & trying to learn from them. Thankfully, cables are already run places & speakers are in-place!
Great series of videos! How many 8ohm speakers can be installed per channel? For instance, can (3) Left and (3) right 8-ohm speakers be installed in one channel?
This video should help! Your best bet is probably 2 and 2 instead of 3 and 3 ruclips.net/video/dVjiZeCCnqA/видео.html
Hi there I watched your all video I gained lots of value able information. I have questions regarding Russound system the model no. I am interesting in MCA-88 8 Source, 8 zone controller Amplifier. Have you heard about this system also your opinion please . Also can we add home Sround system as a source into above system or not?
I have heard of that model yes but I've never used it
Can a keypad only control one zone?
Yes that's correct only 1. But using the mobile app makes it easier to control more at once or even grouped together zones if using the app I developed
Just had two questions: 1. Won't your insulation on the backless speakers hamper the sound? 2. I've heard that Streamed music is highly compressed which wouldn't showcase your equipment?
Hey Rick, I've never found the insulation to bother the speaker one way or the other. Online there's many forums asking if it will hurt, at the end of the day there are these shower cap looking things you can stretch over the back of the speaker and it would keep the insulation from touching the speaker if you want that. Any enclosed speaker will sound better than not enclosed, in my house above that huge living room those are fully enclosed. The rest are open back. You can also build a box around it if you want. Regarding #2, I'm sure it is compressed more to some degree, I'm not sure to what though. At the end of the day if someone loves audio that much to where they are fully aware of the compression and quality that they lose (which is awesome when we are that technical :) ) my recommendation would be to definitely not use the wireless streaming and use one of the RCA or digital inputs. And then use a music service that has the higher quality like Tidal or Amazon music HD
First of all thanks for putting together this series. Very informative. I wanted to know if you or anyone has connected any Raspberry Pi’s with a DAC HAT to the WS66i as a source endpoint for Roon? If so, how did you connect everything? if you connected multiple Raspberry Pi’s as sources were you able to hear those multiple sources of Raspberry Pi’s on different zones?
Yes easily, just buy some pi 3a's, slap a dac hat and make it into a roon end point, Just have to connect different pi's output on your specific zone input in the zone controller/amp.
I too tested this with 3 pi's and it all worked great but I would be super nice if only a single pi can do all the controller stuff(like a pi 4) and I just have to connect how many usb dacs I want to the pi and connect the dac to amp. This would simply the process and down the cost, but I have yet to find some open source multi zone controller software which is made for Raspberry pi and I wish I to build one if it not exists, maybe someday.
Hi thank you for the video, I want to buy the package with out the wires. how I can get it?
You can buy the WS66i as just the amplifier, or you can buy it as a kit which comes with the keypads. There are no wires included, you have to purchase and run the wires yourself. If you are asking about a wireless option, this system (and most systems) are not wireless. And any wireless system out there will come at twice the cost. Hope this helps!
@@TheKMZ1 THANK YOU I REALLY WANT TO BUY THE KIT I HAVE ALTHE WIRING IN THE HOUSE AND THE WIRING FOR THE KEY PADS TOO
I ALSO WANT TO BUY THE SPEAKERS A ROUND 15 UNITS I WILL LIKE TO GET NO THE EXPENSIVE ONES . I WILL LIKE TO BUY EVERYTHING AT THE SAME TIME , I JUST NEED YOU RECOMMENDATION FOR 15 SPEAKERS AND THE WS66 KIT
Can you play different songs in different zones with a single Alexa Dot? I’m having trouble with my install. I have 11 zones. I want my daughter to be able to listen to music in her bedroom while I listen to different music in my bedroom.
Not with a single echo dot no. You would need 2 echos... or at least 2 separate sources of some kind in order to achieve that
@@TheKMZ1 Would I need an echo dot for each zone if I wanted to run separate music in all zones? I guess I would really need like 4 devices since it’s unlikely that all zones would be in use at the same time. Long story short, I just finished hooking up my amps and now need to figure out the streaming music aspect. Any input is appreciated! Happy to buy you a bunch of coffees/beers if you can help me solve this last part. Haha
@@rickygrand8739 yeah you will need to hook up a source input for each possible simultaneous steam you would want to listen to. It doesn't mean they necessarily have to be echo dots, but I like being able to talk to turn on music so that's why I like having at least one hooked up. The WS66i already has 2 built in streamers so you can wirelessly stream with those. You can get RCA to 3.5mm cables and physically plug in an iPod, phone, computer, etc. So really it just depends on what kind of device you want to use and how you achieve that.
@@TheKMZ1 I like the talk to turn on feature too. As long as I can do it from an app on my phone, I don’t have a preference for which device. Do you have a recommendation for devices?
Follow up question. If I run one device and turn on the speakers for two zones, it will play the same exact song at the same time, correct? It’s not an either/or situation where I can only play music out of one set of speakers at a time, correct?
Side note. I wish I would have found you sooner. I bought the Monoprice amps so no wireless streaming for me.
Hey, I confirm that the template of the enclosed DA speaker is too small, I hade the same issue ;-) Would you give me an Amazon link for the outdoor box you used for the patio keypad ? (I'm in EU so I can only import from them). Thanks !
amzn.to/2XqnrXw that is the box, make sure whatever you get is the extra deep kind. And then the cover is this amzn.to/2LIxULq
I'm trying to understand how the keypads (ethernet wire from each zone ends up in one block. from there you use only 1 wire to connected ALL wires into the amp. Is that some special mounting block that accepts 6 keypad inputs and then 1 wire connecting this to amp? if so link ? or does it come with the kit ? feeling confused and want to be educated on the matter fully before ordering. Potential black friday sales?
The kit package comes with everything you need. The keypads, the ethernet hub where the keypads all connect etc. So you dont have to worry about buying separately. You do have to provide your own speakers, speaker wire, and ethernet wire but that is about all. Yes each keypad connects in the keypad hub, and 1 ethernet wire goes from the hub to the amplifier. You provide all your own ethernet cable. There will not be any black friday sales, Soundavo is investing more into their amps and creating new models, so they do not have plans that I am aware of. Use the coupon code TKMZ and you will get 15% off the WS66i amp only or the KIT package.
Hey, I have a "Home Theater" in my living room but also want to utilize it as part of my whole home do they make a ceiling speaker that can have audio from two different receivers the whole home receiver and the 5.1 receiver, I see they make speaker where you have two input on the speaker but I'm not sure if its designed for that, it also needs to be multi directional, I thought maybe you would have an idea incase I'm over thinking this. thanks!
What kind of whole home amp do you have and then I think I'll be able to give you a better answer
@@TheKMZ1 right now i just have my denon avr-s650h receiver for the home theater portion I havent selected a whole home reciever i was thinking about getting the one you recommended. Its just i wanted all the zones to be able to be controlled from one receiver when the home theater is not in use without switching wires back and forth so thats why i was wondering if you could wire a speaker from two amps so when one isnt using it the other could or maybe theres a different solution
Oh ok perfect. Well, the WS66i has what are called "pre-amp outputs" on the back. I made a vide about that here: ruclips.net/video/dVjiZeCCnqA/видео.html and I think you'll really find it helpful! I demonstrate and talk about how you could have a theater amp hooked up exactly like you are describing. Basically, pre amp outs pass the source data like volume, EQ, etc through to another amplifier. And you hook your speakers into the other external amp...in your case your speakers for that zone (your home theater zone) are hooked up and powered by the whole home amp. But, you plug the pre-amp outsputs into an input of your home theater amp. When your home theater amp is tuned to that source, your wall keypad and everything will still control it since it's passing the source data, volume, eq etc into the home theater amp. Yes, this does mean you need your home theater amp on all the time and it would be tuned to that source 90% of the time. When it is TV or Movie time, you would switch your source to like the HDMI tv source or whatever source has the movie audio. Hopefully this makes sense and hopefully that video helps!
@TheKMZ1 What do you think of 70 volt commercial speaker systems vs multizone home systems for home use?
For a home use, I'd usually go the WS66i in my opinion. It is the most expensive yes, but it is the most versatile. Unless you have a specific need for the sources to not share across zones, or you would only use the BUS input source for all the zones. What is your specific use case for the 70v versus the multi zone?
@@TheKMZ1 I noticed 70 volt systems have more flexibility in terms of inputs for like for paging and muting of music and such. Features that resident amps don't have. I was thinking of having a phone system plugged into the amplifier in the future.
How would you add a tv for a source? Like a bedroom tv fo surround sound? Is it on the amplifier or a keypad or?
So, this amplifier is not for surround sound, if you want that you will need to use a surround sound amp. But, you can integrate a surround sound amp into being one of your zones on your WS66i, by using the pre-amp outputs. See my video here ruclips.net/video/dVjiZeCCnqA/видео.html
But, with that said, if you just want your TV to come through the ceiling speakers, these amps have RCA inputs, a 3.5mm input and a digital optical cable input. So as long as you can get your TV signal into any of these inputs you can easily get your TV to come through as a source. But if you want true surround sound you'll want to use a surround sound amp. But I have had TV come through mine and it works great, but I know it's not "surround sound" and i was ok with that because i wasn't looking for true surround sound in my case
Nice work. So hooking up the Echo to it give you 1 other source and voice control? If so, I assume you have to be in the same room for the voice control to work? How is this better than the Monoprice amps if you still have to have an echo connected to it?
You don't have to be in the same room no. At the end of this video i talk about how you add your alexas into a group within the alexa app, and then you set the preferred speaker to the one that is plugged into the amp. And then no matter what alexa you talk into, it will output the audio through the preferred one. This is just one way to use an alexa as a source, the Soundavo still has 2 built in wireless sources so that is how it's still better than monoprice in my opinion. And the company is actually investing more money into it to make it even better.
Really helpful videos! How would you go about getting audio from a TV to the speakers in that room? Just a line out and in as a new source? Also is 6 the max number of sources ie if you had 2 units could you then use 12 sources? And how goes that work with the keypads ? Thanks keep the content coming 👍🏻👍🏻
Hey Daniel, getting audio from a tv would be just running an audio cable from the tv, and into the back of the amp as a source. So depending on your TV you could do a long optical cable up to 100ft max like this amzn.to/3qQd8sA or you could make custom RCA cables out of RG6 cable and it would be an RCA source. Doing that way you can get longer than 100ft. If your TV doesn't have RCA audio OUT you could use a converter to cover analog to digital optical cable! If you hook 2 units up together it shares the 6 sources so your units become either 12 zones 6 sources and if you hook up a 3rd it would be 18 zones 6 sources. I suppose technically you could just use them as separate amps but then your 1st 6 zones and 2nd 6 zones would never share sources
@@TheKMZ1 thanks the the reply! That makes sense. It certainly looks a good amp you show. I’m certainly considering getting one. Lots to wire up!
Thanks for the info. Great job. I ordered the amp and controllers from Soundavo. I'm having issues after I connected the controllers. Is there a way to reach them other than email? They were communicating with me then just stopped. Thanks Steve
Great job. Just started pulling wire. Can you play music through your phone as a source without the chromecast?
Sweet! You'll love it. Which system did you get? The WS66i or DAX66 or Monoprice? Or something else? With the WS66i they have 2 built in wireless streamers, so you use the Soundavo player app and you can stream from your phone to the amp. If you have another system, you would have to buy something separate to attatch (similar to my externally attached chromecast audio)
@@TheKMZ1 I haven't bought anything other than cable right now. It's new construction and I'm still studying walls. I'm going with the WS66i. Thanks for replying. I'll keep in touch.
@@jjpayte cool sounds good! Keep in touch
Great videos! Question for you, if I connect an airplay device as an input source and label it “kitchen”, can I use my iPhone to send the signal to my AirPlay 2 device and have it play in the kitchen or do I have to use the soundavo app? The streamers that are built in- I see Apple airplay as one- does that mean I can use the built in airplay streamers to stream to 2 different rooms with two different songs?
You are not required to use the soundavo player app, if you have another device that can plug into one of the input sources, then you can definitely use that!
@@TheKMZ1 Thanks so much!!!!
Cannot buy Soundavo WS66i in Europe :( :(
Yes you can email them they will give a shipping quote
Quick question, does the amplifier gets warm or hot when left on at all time? I am deciding if I can put it in a closet or in a room that is not closed up. Thanks for your videos, I might be going with the Soundavo as well
It does not get very hot, I used to have one in my old house in a cabinet with no ventilation. These units don't have any fans built in because they don't get that hot. It would be warm in the cabinet but for over 3 years it was on 24/7 and never had an issue. We sold that house, I would say you would be fine. Obviously ventilation is better than not having it, but sometimes you have to work with what you have
Thanks for doing these videos they are very helpful. I currently have one WS66i controlling 6 zones. The system is awesome, and I plan to expand it to 12 zones plus an amplifier.
A couple of questions.
Can you leave this system on all the time? I like to have the USB stick playing music 24/7, but do not want to turn the main WS66i unit on and off.
I used the discount code for the first amp, but it will not accept it for the second amp. Any suggestions?
Would we get better audio with an Amazon HD account or similar?
Thanks for your help!
Yes you can leave it on all the time! I leave mine on all the time, and the one I had in my house before this, was on 2+ years and going strong. They are meant to be on all the time. For the discount code, can you try again and try with another email address? Maybe they only allow with one per email address? If you still have problems let me know!
Can you post a link for the Soundavo Amplifier.
www.soundavo.com/collections/audio-system and if you use code TKMZ at checkout you'll get $550 off the listed price
can you do a video showing their app in use?
At this point in time in this video here ruclips.net/video/VMUl4TANpmw/видео.html I do demonstrate it some, but it's on my list of videos to make, where the video will be specifically going over it in more detail! But maybe in the short term that video will help a little. Thanks for watching!
@@TheKMZ1 Please do an in depth vid on the app. I'm currently installing a 12 zone system in my house using the soundavo master/monoprice slave and the app does not seem to work for me - it wont find the soundavo in my test environment. Can the app handle all 12 zones?
@@timdykstra6921 Yes the app can handle all 12 zones, i've tested it myself with my 2 amps. You have the soundavo switch set to "master" position in the back, and the 2nd amp set to "slave 1"? Then, you've got an ethernet cable plugged into the soundavo LAN1 port, and the little switch on the back is set to the "ethernet" position (and not the RS232 position)? And your 2 amps are connected together using 1 continuous ribbon cable? The soundavo app when it is scanning for the IP address, if the screen goes black because of the screen timeout it will stop scanning, so make sure to keep the screen on or keep touching the screen so it doesn't go black. Let me know if you have checked all this and still are not getting it. Thanks!
@@TheKMZ1 yeah, My problem is that the app doesn't discover the amp. I'll have to do more testing when I get into the new house on the new network.
@@timdykstra6921 sounds good, let me know how that goes. Alternatively you can find the IP address manually in your router, and then type it in
So a really basic question I think. I don’t have the time or skills to run wires through my house. We’ve gotten a few quotes but seems like everyone is pushing Sonos. I’m told I need like 4 Sonos amps for my house...why wouldn’t I just go with a monoprice amp? Or am I comparing apples and oranges? Any help is appreciated!
And thanks for the videos, it’s really impressive!
@@jonbrandt5125 Hey Jon, good question, are the Sonos they are quoting wireless? Sonos has some wired stuff, but their popularity for people is that it requires little to no wiring. Whereas the monoprice or soundavo ws66i are all wired. A company may try to push Sonos because it's easier for them to do, so they wont have to spend much time doing it, i know that sounds terrible but it's the truth with some companies. I prefer the in ceiling speakers myself where it's all built in, whereas sonos has speakers that are more visible that sit on shelves etc. This is my 2 cents, let me know if i can help any further!
Very helpful, thanks! They are quoting the wired Sonos amp, but to me it doesn’t make sense to have 4-6 Sonos amps when I could just use a monoprice amp...
@@jonbrandt5125 exactly, I never understood why sonos makes amps that literally only power 1 zone. Their stuff is expensive the way it is, let alone multiply it by 6! Look into the soundavo ws66i video on my channel if you haven't, you may like that one better, it has some built in things the monoprice doesn't have
@@TheKMZ1 thanks! I’ll check that video out! Thanks again for all the help/advice. Great job on the channel, it’s definitely one of the best ones I’ve seen.
Kay, just discovered your channel! I looked up your app. I am probably getting two monoprice no amp versions as I don't need Sandejo stremers and have amps. But to use your app does it still need the 232 to ip item? The monoprice directions point to an app that implies it works out of the box...or does it require it too? I thought maybe it was updated... Thx.
PS. Your app looks great. If I go this route I will buy it. Just confirming you still need the flex.
Hey Bill, Yes with the monoprice amp you still need the iTach flex amzn.to/2Noa0BP along with their special RS232 cable amzn.to/2JADv2d their amp has never been updated and can't be controlled by an app without it. Thanks for watching and let me know if you need anything else!
@@TheKMZ1 Thanks!
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