Gav's World : Multimedia System

House Multimedia System

As you've probably realised from the fact that I've installed a gigabit network and have a server running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week ... it has to be for some reason or other!

Enter the (now a bit dated to be fair, since there are a miriad of streaming services available) world of multimedia :-)

In a nutshell, I can stream music / TV / video / photos to any room in the house over the wired and wireless networks (without the need for any Internet streaming services).

Equipment used

Loudspeakers

Cambridge Audio SX-120 (subwoofer)
Kef iQ5SE (floor standing front speakers)
Monitor Audio Radius 200 (centre speaker)
Yamaha NS-P230 (surround sound speakers, rear only)
Sennheiser HD 4.50BTNC (Bluetooth, noise-cancelling headphones)

Hardware

Gigabit Network (house network infrastructure)
Marantz NR1504 (A/V receiver & amplifier)
Philips Streamium WAS6050/05 (music streamer - garage)
Raspberry Pi Media PC
Sony BRAVIA KD50X80JU (4k LCD TV)
Sony UBP-X700 (4k Ultra HD Bluray player)
The Server (wee black box at the heart of it all)

Hardware that I've left behind

Stuff that is still in use, but that I left behind with the ex and kids.

Amazon Fire TV Stick (media streamer)
Labgear HDU618S (TV / satellite / FM / DAB distribution - not for streaming though)
Media PC
Philips Streamium WAS6050/05 (music streamer - kitchen and hallway)
Pulse Eight USB-CEC Adapter (to pass CEC commands from the telly to the media PC)
SLx 27884K (48 element wide-band TV aerial)
Sony KDL-37W5500 (LCD TV)