siddharthx64
A Droid in a Tux
wow! It's been a while since I posted anything in this forum.
Guys,
I need help! I thought it might be great to ask here as someone might have faced this conundrum recently like me. So here goes!
The Problem Statement:
I am working on building a smart home setup in my humble abode. As I see it, my plans are to enable light automation, and media automation as a starting step. I've got the lights covered (Google Home + Google Home Mini + Amazon Echo Plus in different parts of the house) and the video is covered too (Amazon HD Firestick with Bravia, Chromecast with 32inch benq Monitor). I am now looking into building a smart audio experience at home. The Google Home and Amazon Echo Plus do not come with great speakers for music (although their voice clarity is the best I have heard to date).
Use-case:
Primarily for my not-so-tech-savvy parents, and secondarily for myself. They liked Alexa a lot, and with my Google Music Subscription at their disposal, all they really need are good speakers to listen to old music on.
What I need is this:
What am I trying to achieve?
Any suggestions and ideas are welcome!
Guys,
I need help! I thought it might be great to ask here as someone might have faced this conundrum recently like me. So here goes!
The Problem Statement:
I am working on building a smart home setup in my humble abode. As I see it, my plans are to enable light automation, and media automation as a starting step. I've got the lights covered (Google Home + Google Home Mini + Amazon Echo Plus in different parts of the house) and the video is covered too (Amazon HD Firestick with Bravia, Chromecast with 32inch benq Monitor). I am now looking into building a smart audio experience at home. The Google Home and Amazon Echo Plus do not come with great speakers for music (although their voice clarity is the best I have heard to date).
Use-case:
Primarily for my not-so-tech-savvy parents, and secondarily for myself. They liked Alexa a lot, and with my Google Music Subscription at their disposal, all they really need are good speakers to listen to old music on.
What I need is this:
- Recommendations for speaker systems (not home theater devices with support for CD/DVD/BlueRay and stuff) within 15K (so no Bose speakers please) with good sound (preferably faithful neutral sound. Not really a fan of thumping bass)
- Recommendations for Home audio automation ideas.
What am I trying to achieve?
- An audio setup idea that helps cover the entire home (primary requirement: Music, secondary: Movies)
- A decent set of speakers that work with home assistants like Alexa and Google Home (incompatible but good speaker recommendations are also welcome, for which I will use a Chromecast Audio device)
- The ability to stream my music content (Google Play Music Subscription, Amazon Prime Music Subscription) to the speakers via voice command (either Google Home or Amazon Alexa)
- The ability to use the same speakers (via a multi source Aux cable?) with the Sony Bravia TV.
Any suggestions and ideas are welcome!