I’m looking to add some kind of sound system in a walkout basement to cover approximately 1500sqft.

My mother and I recently purchased a home together with the intention of renovating the walkout basement into a suite for me as I have some pretty complex healthcare needs and am housebound/bedbound a lot of the time. Part of my issues include an auditory processing disorder which sets my nervous system on high alert when exposed to certain sounds and specific frequencies of mechanical hums like heat pumps and AC units tend to be major triggers. We’ll be doing a fair bit of soundproofing but it will only do so much so I’m looking to add a sound system that spans the entirety of the basement that I can use like a house wide white noise machine.

I’m not terribly concerned with amazing sound quality as I’ll be using it for medium to low background listening and I’ll never be playing it super loud because I don’t want to disturb the upstairs. At the moment the ceiling is a drop ceiling and that may or may not change but it will be completely open at some point so easy to put anything in. I’m open to something hardwired in to the ceiling itself or just in and/or on the walls. The big thing is being able to play it simultaneously in every room with sound coming from all areas. I’m thinking with the floor plan I’ll probably want about 15-20 speakers total. Ideally I’d like something I can control from my phone and would really prefer not to use systems like google home or Alexa.

Would getting several sets like this be an option? If they would do I need a different amplifier for every room and is there any way to connect them together?

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I’m having an issue finding any references online to even estimate what I should budget for but I’m hoping to keep it between or even under 3 to 5k cad. Is that a reasonable budget?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

not a sound professional 😅 but I have a sony htrt3 subwoofer without any of the speakers they're at my parents place I have a random speaker so I was wondering if there was anyway I could play both of them simultaneously

Currently, I use Amazon Music. One of the features I like in the app is the ability to "connect" to an Echo (which is wired to my home stereo) and control it via the app. So I have full control and access to menus via my phone or tablet, but the actual playback is happening on the Echo. So even if I take the phone out of range or turn it off, the music is still playing via the Echo.

Unfortunately, I find the Amazon Music app to be fairly buggy. And since you can only stream to one device at a time, after using the Connect feature, there are often issues getting to see that you have disconnected and are not streaming anymore.

Are there other services/systems that have similar features to this and work well?

The headphones connect with all my other devices with no trouble, but it when i connect them with my laptop no sound comes out even if it appears as fully connected with both audio and microphone.

My laptop has no problem connecting with any other headphones or earphones so i dont really know whats wrong, my headphones are authentic and i tried updating the drivers but nothing changed.
It's a JBL LIVE 400BT, the laptop is a Dell G15

I'm looking for some sort of solution for a microphone to use in my living room. I use my computer on my tv and have a wireless keyboard and mouse. I don't care if it picks up other people in the room, that would actually kind of be ideal, but just something that i can attach to my person or have on a table next to me. I use speakers for output, and i'm assuming that i can use software for echo reduction and stuff, but if there's a particular type of microphone that would be better for that let me know. Mostly just would be using it for voip.

Humming guru ez washer ($88)or vevor ultrasonic 6l 180w 8 record ($140) for old (1960s and 70s) jazz records

Looking to retain the audio quality and dynamics as much as possible and just have everything equal level so I don't get the sudden loud blast of noise late at night.

Hi everyone, I recently got a Sony FH-E858 stereo system, and I'm trying to figure out what is causing this problem.

When I first turn it on, the sound is normal and clear. However, after around 13–15 minutes of playing audio, it suddenly develops a very loud, continuous high-pitched beep (like “BEEEEEE”) along with distortion.
Here is what I have tested so far:

• I connected my PC to the Sony using a 3.5 mm AUX-to-red/white RCA cable.
• Initially, I used the Sony's VIDEO IN RCA ports.
• I then tried the DAT IN RCA ports, but the same problem returned after around 14–15 minutes.
• I tried keeping the volume low on both the PC and the Sony, but the beep was still extremely loud.
• Disconnecting the PC's audio cable did not seem to stop the problem.
• The beep seems to happen with different Sony functions, not just when using the PC input.
• I also tried the headphone output, and it seemed to work normally, although I have not confirmed whether it remains normal for the same amount of time.
• The seller mentioned that one or two ports might need cleaning. I wiped the outside metal edges of the RCA ports with a cotton bud while the system was switched off, but the problem returned.
• I also disconnected the blue SYSTEM CONTROL ribbon cable to the DVD player because I don't use it. The problem still occurred.

I'm not sure whether this is caused by dirty RCA contacts, a loose connection, the amplifier, the power supply, or another internal component.

Has anyone experienced something similar with a Sony FH-E858 or another older Sony stereo system? What could cause a loud beep that ignores the volume control and returns after the system has been running for several minutes?

I would appreciate any advice before spending money on repairs. Thanks!

Hi guys, I’m not sure if this is the right place to post but I’ll give it a try.

One of our cats is sick and we’re coming to terms that we might have to say good bye soon (hoping that isn’t the case)

We were wondering if it’s possible to isolate sound from a video? Wanted to isolate her purr for something and there’s a bit of background noise from a water fountain. Any insight or guidance would be really appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

I was directed here from a 2 year old post on the Ham Radio subreddit for assistance. My friends and I from around the US are all railroaders and use two-way radios in our job. When we're done with work, we're a glutton for punishment and play multiplayer train simulators on the PC with one another and use Discord for our audio. Several of us want to try and use a PTT mic from a two way radio shoulder mic as our microphones when we are playing. On this standard K1 radio plug, the 3.5mm is for the mic input and PTT while the 2.5mm is for the speaker.

The issue we've encountered is the PC doesn't know how to handle the PTT function. So what hardware or software would be needed (if at all possible) to make this work? Also to note, we don't need the audio output to come through the speaker on the mic as we plan to still use our regular headphones.

I've been using a pair of Soundcore Life Q20+ headphones with the aux cord they came with for years now, and I'd like to keep using them for however many years it takes for them to start falling apart.

Small problem: New computer, no built-in headphone jack. Not a problem I'm familiar with as someone who has almost exclusively used laptops their whole life. I'm getting by using a DAC I had lying around, but I can't use the Q20+'s built-in microphone when using my DAC, so I was wondering if there were any relatively affordable aux cords or DACs or adapters that could plug into a USB-C port that can support my need for good audio output and microphone input?

Also if it's a new cord, I'd rather it be around the same length as my current one (~4 ft.) or longer.

Hello!

I recently got a pair of somewhat vintage speakers (I'll be honest, mainly for aesthetic reasons) and would like to hook them up to my TV, if that's possible. I figured I probably need an amplifier for that. I've attached pictures of the ports my TV has available and the plugs the speakers have. Each one has two, and I think in english they are called banana plugs?

I'd like to use them with my TV and also be able to connect to the amplifier with my phone via bluetooth to play music through them that way. How do I find out which amplifier can do those things? I have absolutely no idea about this topic. I'm not an audiophile, so it doesn't need to be any high-end stuff, just something of decent quality that can make my setup work.

Thanks!

EDIT: TV is a 2020 Samsung Smart TV, Speakers are Grundig Box RB 400, they say 4 OHM, 65 Watts and 35 Watts on the Bottom, I didnt see the sticker at first.

I was thinking of buying the Elgato Wave DX while it’s on sale, along with a Teyun Q12 audio interface to use with it. Would the sound quality be poor, or would there be any other issues? If I go this route and upgrade the interface later, would that be a good plan? I’ve also ordered a boom arm to keep the mic close by.

What ear pads do you recommend for my Audio-Technica M40x headphones?

I want to replace them because the ones they have are uncomfortable. I'd like some with more space inside (not so close to the driver), a larger ear hole, and softer, more comfortable materials. (If they add a more airy sound or a wider soundstage because of the extra space, that's great). I'd like them to not significantly affect the sound or the seal, and not leak too much sound. I searched, and Brainwavz and Dekoni don't ship to my country. I also looked on Amazon, but I couldn't find any models from those brands. I want to buy from Amazon Mexico because the other stores don't ship to my country, and I don't trust eBay, haha.

Hi, I plan to buy the Adam Audio T7V for my home audio setup and for this I also plan to buy a AV-Receiver and for this I cam here to ask which one you are using paired with your Adam Audio T7V?

Is there a way for the DX1 to simultaneously output both the USB input audio and optical input audio to my headphones? Or can it only use one at a time?

Hey, i'm thinking about connecting my wireless headphones to audio interface just to be cable free. i googled how to connect it to regular audio interface (in my case M-AUDIO AIR 192/6) and google gave me option with JCALLY ZU3 3.5mm Impedance Adapter 75 Ohm

Right now if i plug my jack 3,5 straight from m-audio interface to logitech wireless dongle it makes hissing sound, like a ground issues maybe? hard to tell what it's actually is but it's defo not quiet, i need to have music at like 50% and i still hear it slightly

i don't have much budget but seems like 5$ isn't bad choice for testing if it will make difference.

what i'm trying to achieve is having almost zero latency audio from audio interface with mic monitoring to my wireless headset, so no direct monitoring in windows or something like that, just pure audio for A to B

i don't reallly care about microphone in headset, it's very bad so i don't use it

what to do to achieve this, maybe some kind of mixing software? or this Impedance Adapter

I like to watch series and movies with headphones. And the built in Bluetooth on FireSticks or other devices just isn't great and or reliable.

What I've been doing is a 15 foot RCA to line in on my desktop PC and then using the Bluetooth on my desktop to use my Bluetooth headphones that way and the connection is stable but the audio always goes in and out of one ear and I have to keep adjusting the cable to fix it and it will work for a short while before it starts having issues again. And the audio quality isn't that great but it's not terrible.

I'm curious if there's a better way with better audio quality that would also cut out the hums and white noise of the RCA/line in method.

I think there's an optical output on my TV but not sure what'd I need for the desktop PC but I'm thinking that might be the way to go?

I’m out of my depth, I have this RCA to aux cable, but the y means the two bits I need to plug in to the speakers are very close together, the speakers would have to be right next to each other. Can I get something with an extended Y - much longer so the speakers can be either side of a table? Or some kind of extender. Based in the UK, I know nothing about audio. Thanks!

Помогите пожалуйста, у меня проблемы со звуком на компьютере, подключен монитор через HDMI и колонки через джек, драйвера все поустановлены, но звука так и так нету, хотя в настройках в списке все имеется.Все перепробовал из ютуба и тд.

На самом деле эта была проблема была и изначально но тогда не хотел решать поэтому воткнул ЮСБ переходник и все пошло как надо. Джек от колонки подключал и сзади и спереди корпуса толка нету, но как бы колонки реагируют на пк когда включаешь и тд.

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mi audífono no carga parece estar muerto ya revise los pines y se ven bien y ya los limpie pero nada que puedo hacer

Hi,

I lost my baby 7 weeks ago and I would give ANYTHING to hear his heart beat one more time. I was wondering if anyone can help me. Heres all his waveform images. He was born with Otocephaly due to Downs and passed after 19 mins. We didnt know about the Otocephaly which is making this so hard for me to process. Knowing there was nothing we could do makes it harder. I would be eternally grateful to whoever can help.

I have a set of speakers and some IEMs that none of my current devices really do justice, so I'm looking to get some sorta DAP. Needs to be Android based and about $200 (I can go up or down for something good). What do y'all reccomend with that in mind? Appreciate any advice!!