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 MINX MIN12 (rear speakers)
Cambridge Audio SX-120 (subwoofer)
Kef iQ5SE (floor standing front speakers)
Monitor Audio Radius 200 (centre speaker)

Headphones

Sennheiser HD 4.50BTNC (Bluetooth, noise-cancelling)
Sennheiser Momentum 4 (Bluetooth, noise-cancelling)

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)