Gate or Power gate?

[figge]

Hi,

I own a The Three and plans to buy another one for the living room.

Should I Buy a Gate or Powergate for these speakers?

Best regards,
Fredrik Andersson

[Andy W]

Jut to be clear, are you planning to buy another The Three?  If yes, you won't need a Gate or PowerGate in that case.  A second The Three has everything it needs built-in to be part of the Klipsch Stream network in your home.

 

The Gate is used if you already have an audio system (receiver/amp and speakers) or a powered system (like the R-15PM) and you want to add it to your Klipsch Stream (PlayFi) network.

 

The PowerGate is used when you have a pair of passive speakers that need an amplifier (like the RP-150M) and you want to them to your Klipsch Stream network.  The PowerGate provides several other audio inputs to that you can create a complete stand-alone two channel audio system with speakers of your choice and still be part of the overall Klipsch Stream network.

 

Once you have multiple Klipsch Stream systems, you can connect them together in "zones" so you can have the audio throughout the home, with either streaming or non-streaming sources.  You can use the "Line In" feature so that if you have a non-streaming sources in one room (i.e. a CD player or turntable connected to a PowerGate or The Three system) that audio can be transmitted over WiFi to other Klipsch Stream speakers.

 

Other streaming features will be coming in the months ahead.