y2s
Disciple
Hello,
I would appreciate some advise on upgrading my 20 year old whole home audio setup. Currently have 4 pairs of B&W ccm616 (http://bwgroupsupport.com/downloads/specsheets/bw/CCM616 InfoSheet.pdf) in ceiling speakers wired to a speaker selector and then a Yamaha 100W stereo amp. This used to be connected to a cd player and I have now also added an airport express for airplay audio.
Now my Amp has been acting up for many years and I fear it is finally dead for good. I have decided to update my setup since I will have to anyways buy new equipment.
I ideally want 4 distinct airplay 2 zones as I unfortunately am trapped in the apple ecosystem and it will add a lot of convenience in my use case. Options I have found so far after quite some research -
I would appreciate some advise on upgrading my 20 year old whole home audio setup. Currently have 4 pairs of B&W ccm616 (http://bwgroupsupport.com/downloads/specsheets/bw/CCM616 InfoSheet.pdf) in ceiling speakers wired to a speaker selector and then a Yamaha 100W stereo amp. This used to be connected to a cd player and I have now also added an airport express for airplay audio.
Now my Amp has been acting up for many years and I fear it is finally dead for good. I have decided to update my setup since I will have to anyways buy new equipment.
I ideally want 4 distinct airplay 2 zones as I unfortunately am trapped in the apple ecosystem and it will add a lot of convenience in my use case. Options I have found so far after quite some research -
- Vessel Audio - VSS Series - These cost 2 Lakhs + and are absolutely out of budget
- 4 * Sons Amp - Again Ideal, But way out of budget.
- Multi Zone Amp Connected to 4 airport express - Problem here is I can't find any multi zone amps in India. There are some from Dayton Audio/Monoprice online at around $500. Would love some recommendations in India.
- Class D Chinese Boards/Devices based on TDA7498/TPA3110 connected to airport expresses. These board can be had for around $10 each. I could build a custom enclosure with 4 boards/ 4 airports and power supply all for less than 10k probably.