Multi room advice

[Nickp]

I have a budget hifi system in the dining room.

An old marantz cd player, NAD amp and elac speakers wall mounted ( it’s a small house). With a hi res dac converter to stream Spotify from my phone. Great old gear bought for a few hundred (the speakers were new!)

I would like to

Add in speakers in the lounge. These will have to be discrete and wireless as space is at a premium. So we are after a good sound but it’s not a hifi listening area if that makes sense.

I would like the audio to be synched. Not sure about different volumes in different rooms but deffo the option to only play in one room and not both.

Dig a turntable out of the loft and start enjoying vinyl.

I have started looking at products but it’s all a bit overwhelming.

I guess I have two options?

1. Connect something to the existing amp to generate a WiFi signal that the new (as yet not purchased) speakers can connect into.
2. Buy a different amp to do everything

Can you guys suggest options please. Preferably second hand kit as I am on the cusp of semi retiring and funds are going to be tight. I guess £500-600 ish For the lot including speakers.

Let’s not focus too much on the speakers yet unless you have some genius suggestions 🙂

Thanks for educating me. Once I get a direction then I will be scouring eBay or the clearance section of richer sounds 🙂

 

[gasolin]

Sonos or wiim speakers connected to wiim streamer might do it

Bluetooth speakers and use your phone is easy if you can find somethink taht can be turned on by your phone,tablet.

 

[nopiano]

May be relevant to state that ‘wireless’ speakers are not wire free. Most require mains and possibly a connecting cable, but there are many permutations. I guess you mean you don’t want to run speaker wire from the dining room to the lounge, in which case that makes sense.

The snag is, old hifi isn't meant to operate beyond one room. Modern ‘smart speakers’ are more conducive to this. They can also be paired so you can have both rooms together, or separately. Yes, in theory you can add Wi-Fi or Bluetooth transmitter, but I wouldn’t know where to start.

I think it’s much easier to choose something suitable for the lounge and skip ideas of pairing them. But if pairing is a priority then get a couple of matching devices.

Start here for an idea of possibilities…

https://www.whathifi.com/best-buys/best-multi-room-speakers-one-wireless-system-music-everywhere

 

[gasolin]

I was thinking about portable bluetooth speakers you only need cable for when charging

 

[matthewpianist]

In your situation I would be going down the WiiM Sound or Sonos Era 100 route - a stereo pair in the dining room with the CD player plugged into the auxiliary input, and a single speaker in the lounge. The WiiM is particularly impressive (I heard it at Bristol), and it's a great way to ensure everything works well together.

 

[daytona600]

Had a multi-room system back in the 1970s
Even worked in the Garden