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Pipe music to kitchen

I want to pipe music from my living room system to my small kitchen. I do not need a separate source for the kitchen. I want sound that will be fun while working in the kitchen -- good mid-fi will be fine. Seeking good rhythm, mid-range clarity, and reasonably smooth response within realistically limited frequency range. Speakers will be mounted on-wall.

Space is a challenge -- don’t want to give up the All-Clad for stereo. I just need amplification and volume control. I’ve got an old Harman-Kardon PM640 integrated that would perform the job well, but are there any more compact options you can think of?

How about running the line-level signal from my living room preamp to the kitchen? Distance as the sparrow flies would be about 30’, but I’ll probably need to allow 45-50 feet of cabling. What kind and price-range of cabling should I be looking for?

There have been many appropriate speaker suggestions made in other threads, but feel free to suggest your favorite tiny speakers. I have a pair of Linn Sekrits available for use that sound great, but unfortunately, they’re too big.

What do you think about going mono with one speaker in this situation?

Thanks, Jayson
jayboard
subaruguru
1,375 posts
 
I simply bought the Onkyo one-box wonder (CR305tx) CD receiver, a narrow, silver clone of an NAD L-40 like product.
Comes with two quite attractive all-wood veneer two-ways, and with its 3 levels of push-button bass boost sounds shockingly good wall-mounted! Introduced at $299 list last year, now only $199! My wife couldn't be happier, and is listening to Billy Joel as I type. Funny how we trade cables that cost more than entire systems, eh?
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steuspeed
501 posts
 
Morel has an interesting new speaker line out called harmony. The dual driver unit might be a nice solution for you.

See review at:

http://dev.hedmag.com/article_detail.php?artid=56&cat_id=&pnum=3

Gallo offers the micro, due', and A'diva speakers. The new A'diva might work well for your application. Get them in Stainless to match the All-Clad ;)

http://www.roundsound.com/

Good luck,

Stewart
cdc
1,785 posts
 
try some Edirol active speakers:
www.sweetwater.com
www.markertek.com
reviews or edirol at www.ecoustics.com
Swan had some M1 active but ?? wall mount and www.av123.com may not carry them any more.
Also Tweeters etc sells an ultrasonic remote (not infr-red0 that will transmit through walls ~$85.00.
danvetc
527 posts
 
My experience suggests that Ernie, (Suburuguru,) has a good idea. I think you might like to avoid running into the other room to control what is playing. I would also suggest that you go mono, but use a pair of speakers. There can be no stereo "sweet spot" in the kitchen, unless you are just stirring soup.
The excellent Paradigm Atom is light and is ready for wall mounting. I have a pair of these, and they would be great. Anything from PSB would be great too, but they are heavier and you have to drill your own cabinet mounting holes. This will be fun. Good luck. Charlie
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dekay
5,563 posts
 
I have always used a radio in places with separate/isolated kitchens.

I do not use radio as a source in Hifi setups, but enjoyed listening to it while cooking (my old radio was a KLH Model 21).

People seem to like the new Tivoli radios which look similar to vintage KLH.

If you end up using extension speakers and CD as a source then pick up a relay device (for the remote control) @ Radio Shack for around $75. This will allow a basic remote control unit to operate from a different room.
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