Thanks, all, for the variety of ideas. Charlie, I do want to run the source from the living room, so I can wander from kitchen to DR to LR, as I often do, under the spell of the same music. Sfar's little amp sounds perfect, but if the cd/receiver unit of a microsystem had a line-in, that would also work and would provide some added flexibility. Dekay's post reminds me my Tivoli radio does have a line-in, but I am going to want more boogie-ing power than that.
Assuming I go with mid-fi amplification and something on the order of Atoms or little B&Ws, can anyone suggest what to look for in a very long interconnect?
In my prior house, I ran a second set of speaker cables from my integrated amp to the kitchen speakers, through a Niles impedance multiplier and volume control. But I'm thinking I should do it differently this time.
Assuming I go with mid-fi amplification and something on the order of Atoms or little B&Ws, can anyone suggest what to look for in a very long interconnect?
In my prior house, I ran a second set of speaker cables from my integrated amp to the kitchen speakers, through a Niles impedance multiplier and volume control. But I'm thinking I should do it differently this time.