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If you have always dreamed of adding a multiroom speaker system to your home, Wi-Fi speakers make it easier than ever. With no need to run wires through walls, installation is much less expensive compared to wired speakers — you're also able to easily locate wireless speakers wherever you desire within a room. Unfortunately, choosing the right brand of Wi-Fi speakers for your multiroom home audio system can be difficult. Worse, there's a significant vendor lock-in — brands typically do not interoperate with each other, so you're committed to a specific brand once you have chosen it. To help you out with selecting the best brand of Wi-Fi speakers for your multiroom home audio system, here's what to keep in mind.

Voice-Controlled Home Automation Support

Wi-Fi speaker manufacturers typically support either Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. While you have a range of brands to choose from in both categories, speakers that can operate with both are difficult to find. If you're currently using one of these voice-controlled systems for home automation, find a Wi-Fi speaker that supports it — it's an amazing, convenient feature. For example, integration with your home automation assistant allows you to request a song to be streamed from the internet while also dimming your home's lights, allowing you to set the mood without even leaving the couch.

Would you like to transform your home into a smart home with voice controls in the future? Because of the disparity between different speaker manufacturers and which voice-controlled home automation features they support, making the right choice becomes even more important. In this case, it's best to consult with a company that specializes in smart home design to make sure that your speakers support the voice assistant that you'll be using for the rest of your smart home features — you don't want to purchase a Wi-Fi speaker system now and end up having the rest of your home on a different home automation platform.

Audio Sources

If you subscribe to a streaming audio service, you'll need to make sure that your chosen brand of Wi-Fi speaker supports it — support for streaming services will vary by manufacturer. After all, there's little point in having a multiroom speaker setup if it can't play music from your favorite online playlists! You can usually fall back to using Apple AirPlay or Google Chromecast to stream music to the speakers from an iOS or Android device, but it's much more convenient to purchase speakers that support your favorite streaming services.

Non-streaming sources need to be considered as well. If you have a record player, you'll need to find Wi-Fi speakers that have a line-in, and if your record player doesn't have a built-in pre-amp, the speaker will need to include one. While finding a speaker that meets these qualifications can be difficult, playing music across your entire home is a great, modern way to make use of your old vinyl record player — it'd be a shame to miss out on this feature!

Finally, it's best to have your Wi-Fi speaker setup installed by a company that works in the home automation industry. While there's no need to run wires through the walls, you still need to ensure that speakers are located in places that don't diminish their sound quality and that allow them to broadcast clean audio throughout your entire home. You can even save money by locating your speakers wisely, as unimpeded audio allows you to use fewer speakers for your multiroom speaker system. If you're having difficulty deciding on a Wi-Fi speaker manufacturer, home automation experts can suggest one for you based on your budget and your future smart home automation needs.