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Question

Old Technology Migrating to New

Jul 23, 2015 1:33PM PDT

I am an old (80 years) technology guy with a large CD library in a Sony Juke Box, a Pioneer tape deck (500+ tapes) [no 8-track, I skipped that fad] and some 1000 LPs and 78s played on a Technics turntable, all connected to a Marantz. In my last abode of a dozen years, I had three speaker systems around the house hard wired to the Marantz. Recently moved, the new layout has the electronics in a corner office. I do not want to run wires around this house. Is there a way I can use wireless technology to broadcast music from the Marantz to wireless speakers such as the Bluetooth speakers. I would like to listen to my Artie Shaw, Beethoven and Maria Callas elsewhere than in my office.

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There is a distance issue with most audio links.
Jul 23, 2015 1:54PM PDT

For example, Bluetooth is good up to about 10 meters (33 feet) so is that good enough?

There are too many Bluetooth audio transmitters, receivers, speakers and headphones to list here. Or advise on any one.

There's also Sonus and Sonus like systems to move forward.

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Distance
Jul 24, 2015 12:08AM PDT

33 feet would cover living room and porch, so that's fine. Speakers I can understand, it's the transmitters I'm concerned about.

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There are dozens of BT Audio transmitters out there.
Jul 24, 2015 7:20AM PDT
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My thought on this.
Jul 24, 2015 7:01AM PDT

Wireless maybe convenient but they are not truly wireless because they're all require power. Also I wonder about the fidelity or volume of these tiny wireless speakers.