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Really, it depends entirely on the source of music you want to play in the kitchen. If it's from iTunes, an Airport Express with some powered / active speakers will do the job. Ditto if from an iPhone / newer iPod Touch / iPad with the iOS 4.2 upgrade you can stream direct from that to the AE.
If, however, you're talking about playing anything which is playing through your current hi-fi also in the kitchen as well then I'm not sure how this could be done to be honest.
EDIT - yes I do, through the
Sonos ZonePlayer 90 from the looks of it.
I'm not sure how, if he's talking about using the MA BR2s in the kitchen he'll need a ZP120, but that still won't sync to what the hi-fi is playing (CD for example), unless the hi-fi is being sourced by a ZP90 and you group the zones but that's an expensive and somewhat unwieldy solution...
Indeed, that's what I was thinking, although it's not clear if the BR2s are for the kitchen or if they are currently part of the living room system with the CA amp and the kitchen needs new speakers.
True, true, although if the MAs are staying connected to the hi-fi they're basically irrelevant anyway.
The Sonos route is indeed expensive and unwieldy, but I can't think of another way of getting whatever is playing on CA amp in the living room into the kitchen as well personally.
No, although I might be inclined to go for an S5 in the kitchen, discreet, all-in-one unit and costs 50 quid less than the ZP120 (for no apparent reason that I can determine...).
Unless we're talking about my first point, in which case the Airport Express with powered / active speakers is the better option.
How does the hi-fi communicate with the AE (I don't know much about them)?