KidKomet said:
Would one of those connect to my amp so I can wirelessly stream music to my existing system?
No, but there are ways of achieving this depending on what you're after. The Play:3 is a self contained speaker unit which can stream music from your computer / NAS / Spotify / internet radio etc. (suggest you click on the links I added to the original post to see more). You can get a
Sonos Connect which would plug into your existing system to do the same and this would be another £280 ish. If your existing system is anywhere near your computer though, there are cheaper ways of doing this, but they wouldn't necessarily be as easy / seamless to control.
KidKomet said:
Bearing in mind, I'd like the unit that I stream music to, to also be connected to my Internet wirelessly. Thank you for the help so far.
For the Sonos system, this is what the Bridge is for which I pointed out earlier. This connects to your router and allows all other Sonos devices to stream from the internet wirelessly. Is streaming music from the internet a must? If so, what are you looking to stream?
The main benefit of the Sonos is it's a true multi-room system, allowing you to stream the same music to all the Sonos devices in every room, or have different music / radio in different rooms. It's generally controlled through an app, either on your PC / Mac or on your tablet / smart phone. However, it's quite expensive when compared with something like the
Apple Airport Express mentioned just now. If you're only looking to stream your own music to your main system, then the Airport Express will do this - ideally, if you use iTunes, you can control this via an app on your iPhone / iPad. If you don't use iTunes, you can get round this using Airfoil, but it becomes a bit more of a faff to control what's playing where. I also found the Sonos system a bit more reliable when it comes to streaming wirelessly - not to say the Airport Express was bad, just that the Sonos was better.
I think the best bet would be to have a think about what you want your wireless streaming system to do, where you want to do it, and then let us know what music systems you have available already in those areas. Also, let us know if the budget you've mentioned is just for the bedroom system, or whether it's for everything. Once you've decided all that, it will be easier to advise on best solution for your budget.