Wouldn't you love to have the "ultimate music system?"… an audiophile's dream-come-true, where you can pipe your favorite music throughout your house, and even your yard, with ease? Having great music in your kitchen makes cooking much more fun. A good sound system in the dining room can make a meal much more enjoyable. And once you have had a backyard barbecue with Beethoven, you will never go back to silent grilling. If you already have a good component stereo or home theater system, adding music to other rooms is pretty simple. Multi-room audio is perhaps the hottest trend in home audio right now. And at Cambridge SoundWorks, we offer products and services that can make your dream a reality.

Multi-room Capable Receivers
Many of today's receivers have a second set of main speaker outputs, or "B" speaker outputs. This allows you to pipe music from your living room into, say, the dining room. If your receiver is equipped with a second set of speaker outputs, you simply need a long line of speaker cable that connects to the speakers in the secondary room. This is a very simple solution.

Speaker Selectors
Some receivers, however, aren't equipped with multiple speaker outputs. Don't worry - you're not out of the game. Simply purchase a speaker selector (also known as a switch box) and you can now connect several pairs of speakers to your receiver.

A-BUS
A-BUS is a distribution system that was developed to simplify multi-room interactivity. Designate a central receiver or amplifier as your A-BUS "distribution hub," add speakers to your rooms of choice, and install an A-BUS in-wall volume control in each room you want to add music. This allows you to distribute music to as many rooms as you choose, and it is infinitely expandable. The benefit of an A-BUS system is in the way the rooms are wired. By using a single run of cable between the system hub and each control, you avoid signal loss and interference… often the result of running speaker cable from room to room.

Wireless
If you pride yourself on being somewhat tech-savvy, consider a wireless system. A wireless system can make it easy to listen to your PC music collection in the living room, bedroom, or any other room where you want to enjoy music, over your existing 802.11b or 802.11g wireless network (this means that you must have a wireless network which includes a router, hub and wireless PC card. Please call 1-800-367-4434 if you are unsure). The Creative Sound Blaster® Wireless Music's wireless receiver connects to any audio system, so you can listen to your music on your Home Entertainment system or with any powered speakers. And Sound Blaster Wireless Music is designed to be easier to set up than other solutions, detecting your existing wireless network and either connecting automatically or with a simple USB setup.

Speaker Options

• Multi-Room Audio Packages
  Our SoundExtender™ Systems make it easy for you to add music to any room in your home. They provide everything you need - even if your current receiver doesn't have connections for a second set of speakers. Each system combines a high quality Russound speaker selector with a pair of Cambridge SoundWorks In-Wall, In-Ceiling or Outdoor speakers and 250 feet of UL-approved CL-3 speaker cable from Monster Cable. You can even add more speakers for use in other rooms.

• Bracket-Mountable "On-Wall" Speakers
  Okay, maybe you are currently renting an apartment and installing In-Walls or In-Ceilings just isn't an option. Don't fret… mounting smaller Satellite or Surround speakers to your walls with brackets actually gives you an advantage - you can swivel a speaker in the bracket and direct the sound where you want to.
  

• Floor-Standing Speakers
  A multi-room system isn't necessarily about choosing the least-conspicuous speakers possible. With some models featuring beautiful real-wood Blonde Maple or Mahogany veneers, many people actually choose our high-performance Floor-standing speakers to complement their décor. If the thought of wires snaking across your room makes you hesitate, consider wall jacks, which can provide neat connections to wires concealed inside your walls.

Cambridge SoundWorks Consultation and Installation Services

FREE In-Home Consultation
No time to shop? Talk with us about our FREE Home Solutions Program. We'll walk you through your options, in your home, on your schedule. Our Free Home Solutions program will make sense of your home entertainment needs, with no obligation. And no project is too small or too large. (You must live within a 30 mile radius of one of our stores in New England or the San Francisco Bay Area in order to be eligible for a free in-home consultation.)

We can help you if:

• You are short on time and don't know where to begin
• You would like to better understand the latest and greatest technology
• You have an existing system that you would like to upgrade
• You are remodeling or building a new area in your home and you would like to plan for a home entertainment area
• You would like an honest opinion on your entertainment plan and ideas

What we do:

• Our friendly and knowledgeable Cambridge SoundWorks Solutions Advisors will meet with you in your home during the day, evening, or on the weekend, to review your Audio and Video goals and answer your questions.
• Help you decide on the right equipment for your needs, space, and budget
• If you purchase and decide that you need help with installation, we will give you an approximate estimate of the work, time, and cost, and set-up your first appointment with our dedicated Home Installation team.
• Provide service after the sale. After you purchase and set-up your equipment, if you like, our advisors will come back to your home and walk your through an "Audio/Video 101" to make sure your system is optimized for performance.

Call us to schedule a convenient daytime, evening or weekend appointment: 1-800-NEW-HIFI (1-800-639-4434).

Cambridge SoundWorks Home Installation
A high-quality sound system or home theater can and should fit gracefully into your home's décor. Our Home Installation Services teams can handle anything from basic installations to complex, multi-room audio/video systems. Our services include:

• System design
• System installation
• New home pre-wiring
• Home networking (LAN)
• In-wall wiring
• Cat 5 wiring
• Plasma TV installation
• High Definition TV/antenna installation
• Outdoor sound systems
• Cable/Satellite TV wiring
• Bathroom sound/video systems

If you want a system that looks as good as it sounds, call your nearest Cambridge SoundWorks store, or call 1-800-367-4434, ext. 4800.