I am wanting to install a new sound system ,speakers ,sub woofers amps etc. I like to stream media,and would also like to have a bluetooth outside zone for some outside party speakers. So What have you used and recommend?
SO, what is your question?
JohnH
Consider high-end computer audio systems. Gamers like their sound strong and loud. All computer audio is smaller to better fit motorhomes (and less expensive).
If an audio system does not come with Bluetooth, a Bluetooth transmitter can be plugged into an audio out jack to allow Bluetooth remote powered speakers to connect.
There are also Bluetooth receivers that plug into a stereo input jack allowing audio from Bluetooth devices (iPad, phone, etc) to be played over audio sound system. We use a Bluetooth receiver to listen to Tune-In Internet radio from our iPad while driving. It supplements our XMSirius satellite radio which also connects to our Bluetooth receiver.
I guess It's, What have you used and recommend.
I don't have much input on the electronics side but 2nd the notion of a computer-based setup as the head unit. As for amps, time to decide whether you want to run 110AC or use car stuff at 12vdc. On our first rv we used car stuff until we got to the speakers. We used residential spec Bose am-5 subwoofer/satellites. I have found setups like that to sound muddy, but this hardware sounded really impressive. I still have the speakers but have yet to install them into Moby...still trying to decide where to locate them, and how to power them, and what manner of electronics to use! So I will follow this thread with interest...
I removed my dash cd player and put a cubby in its place.
I installed a Denon AV receiver in the cabinet above the drivers seat and routed all of the speaker wires up to that location. I installed 3 car audio speakers in the existing locations above the windshield and cut out 2 shallow holes in the bottom of the cabinetry over the couch and near the dining table for surround sound. The Denon receiver has an Airplay function that will allow me to control everything through my computer and router or I can use my iPhone to play and control everything. I'm very pleased with this setup. The Denon receiver allows me to play a separate or same source for the bedroom speakers and at different volume levels. Everything can be controlled through the phone.
I had to buy one of the cheaper receivers since everything that offered more options was too big to fit into the existing cabinet and still allow the door to close.
Take a good HD FM head (Kenwood sounds the best but has a learning curve like Windows and bad visibility in daylight) unit and an iPad or Droid phone/tablet and buy a Monsoon MM-2000 off eBay or MM-1000 if you can't find the other. They absolutely blow away any Bose or Klipsch system. Planar high end speakers from the Monsoons look good and don't take up much room. For great sound, send the output from a PC playing a CD or FLAC using Amarra or another 64 bit player. Even better would be out of an Apple MacBook Air using iTunes or similar to organize and then playing the tunes with Amarra (ALAC/ Apple Loseless as the source) or another 64 bit player.
MM-2000 review at: Sonigistix Monsoon MM 2000 Review - Intro, First Impressions & PFT (http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/mm2000/)
Other excellent choices are 12V competition amps and speakers. Avoid bandpass enclosures as they are a one trick pony. Use the same setup with an iPhone/Pad, Droid or MacBook Air. For younger ears, the 64 bit players sound much better than iTunes . Never use MP3s for a source as they sound terrible. Good at first but listener fatigue sets in quickly.
PC users should convert CDs to FLAC, Apple users to ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) Not the same as lossy AAC
Good read for Apple music lovers: Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes - Head-Fi.org Community (http://www.head-fi.org/a/mac-os-x-music-players-alternatives-to-itunes)
Pierce
Young ears here...and the modern digital media and using phones etc just kills the fidelity.
I love old vinyl!
In the coach we use a Samsung sound bar with wireless woofer. Pulled the cubes no amp. Outside we use a Bose Sound link. Works for us. :D