# Cheap, Simple Connected Speaker? **URL:** \ **Category:** Connected Things\ **Created:** [September 8, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942 "2016-09-08T18:25:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jonnylaw37](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jonnylaw37/32/37391_2.png) [@jonnylaw37](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jonnylaw37)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/1 "2016-09-08T18:25:06Z")
I’m looking for the cheapest speaker that will connect with SmartThings. Nothing fancy, just something I can use as an alarm and to play music. If a $200 Sonos/Bose speaker is the cheapest thing, so be it, but I just can’t help but feeling I’m missing a cheaper alternative. I’m sure the Sonos speakers are awesome, but the price is not. I was hoping the Echo would fulfill that role, but from what I can tell it can’t be used as a speaker. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![JDRoberts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jdroberts/32/56577_2.png) [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/2 "2016-09-08T18:36:11Z")
The echo can definitely be used as a Bluetooth speaker. The issue is that it doesn’t support TTS ("text to speech), all it can do is act as a realtime streaming speaker for another device. So you have to set up some other device to decide what sound file to send to the echo and when to send it. > [@Amazon Echo DOES Voice Notifications!](https://community.smartthings.com/t/amazon-echo-does-voice-notifications/34008): > > I have no idea if that has been done yet, I have done a little bit of a search with no results on this particular subject… But tonight I got my Amazon Echo to say, “The Front Door is Open” when my front door opened! It is customizable as to what I want it to say. It’s freakin Awesome!!! Here is what you need to do Follow this link and install all of the stuff it says. DO NOT USE ver 1.1.14 of Big Talker, DO USE ver 1.1.13. TTS works in the older version and not the newer one. After you do all of that stuff, do this Connect your Android device to your Amazon Echo via Bluetooth. Now your Echo will give you voice notifications. What can you do with this?? You don’t have to use Echo, you can just use a bluetooth speaker or you can use the Android Device. But how totally cool is i… You can also just use any cheap android device for voice notifications, Among other things, that’s how LANnouncer works. > [@\[RELEASE\] LANnouncer with IFTTT](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-lannouncer-with-ifttt/37777): > > The newest version of LANnouncer is up, now including the ability to be triggered by IFTTT recipes without SmartThings in the middle. Of course the primary features of providing Android Text-to-Speech and sound effects to SmartThings and using the camera (and receiving shots from IP cameras) are still there. Check out… [The KeyBounce website](http://www.keybounce.com/LANdroidHowTo/LANdroid.html), which includes instructions The [IFTTT instruction page](http://www.keybounce.com/LANdroidHowTo/IFTTT.html) for LANnouncer The [Google Play Store entry for LANnouncer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keybounce.lannouncer) (or you can [download it from the website](http://www.keybounce.com/bin/LANnouncer.apk) above) The [original beta discussion thread](https://community.smartthings.com/t/need-testers-android-as-speech-device-alarm/29603) for LANnouncer The [original release thread](https://community.smartthings.com/t/android-as-a-speech-alarm-device-released/30282/11) Installation with SmartThings requires an [ST Device Handler](http://www.keybounce.com/bin/LANdroid%20Alerter.groovy) and the [Android app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keybounce.lannouncer). Optionally, for SMS notifications, you can add [this SmartApp](http://www.keybounce.com/bin/Remote%20LANdroid%20Alerter.groovy) to your SmartThings installation also. Important: The IFTTT integ… For other devices see the following list. It has both very cheap and very expensive speakers. > [@Working Speakers (44 Devices Confirmed , 29 waiting Confirmation) last addition: Klipsch Stadium, Help Us to increase the list](https://community.smartthings.com/t/working-speakers-44-devices-confirmed-29-waiting-confirmation-last-addition-klipsch-stadium-help-us-to-increase-the-list/12107): > > This post is to update the speakers list working in smartthings system , almost any DLNA Media Renderer speaker or adapter must work. Help to update the list Working List Hardware Device…Reported by …Comments Panasonic Viera VT30…@pd_ Squeezebox Boom…@pd_ Panasonic Viera ST50…@dEEE WDTV…@dEEE Onkyo TX-NR626…@smorty71[Sabrent Wifi Audio Receiver](http://www.sabrent.com/category/audio/WF-RADU/)…@vishwanth … Audio cuts off on end 1-2 sec, hardware problem. @ darkenney reports bad audio quality [Rockie play](http://www.myrocki.com/)…@rog[WiFi Music Audio Streaming Box](http://www.hapurs.com/productdetails-28-61.html).@soonill[RB Pi Media Renderer](http://blog.scphillips.com/2013/07/playing-music-on-a-raspberry-pi-using-upnp-and-dlna-revisited/)…@loz[AwoX StriimLIGHT | Sl-w10](http://www.awox.com/connected-lighting/awox-striimlight-wifi/)…@ obycode [Lario HD Airplay DLNA](http://www.amazon.com/Lario-Airplay-Receiver-Adapter-Wireless/dp/B00GRZOFC6)…@ pizzinini… Cheap, Overheat, to drill some holes in the case help to avoid overheat [Veetop® HiFi AirMusic Box](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JKD099A?ref_=cm_sw_r_awd_22VJvbPW68WJE)…@ pizzinini [Neet WiFi Wireless Music Receiver](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neet%C2%AE-Wireless-Receiver-wireless-streaming/dp/B00O0U37HO)…@ ma10… Same as Veetop HiFi AirMusic [L…](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MGFTQBG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage) And this for just the cheap ones, but it hasn’t been kept as up-to-date as the master topic. > [@Cheap standalone DLNA speaker?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-standalone-dlna-speaker/16290): > > Continuing the discussion from [Working Speakers List (13 Devices Confirmed)](http://community.smartthings.com/t/working-speakers-list-13-devices-confirmed/12107/34) so as not to clutter that list: How do you define “cheap”? The Sony SRS X7 is a really nice Bluetooth and DLNA speaker at just under $200 new, or around $120 refurbished. anything cheaper than that is not going to have the same kind of sound quality. The striimlight light bulb runs around $120, and that’s light and speaker. But if I was buying it for the speaker, I’d buy the Sony. Has anyone tried it with the DLNA renderer? ---
**Author:** ![fightingmajor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/fightingmajor/32/19676_2.png) [@fightingmajor](https://community.smartthings.com/u/fightingmajor)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/3 "2016-09-08T20:55:26Z")
If you have a Mac, just use ObyThing. Have an old cell android phone laying around? Pick up Echo and connect it to your phone. You can do the samething with a Raspberry PI. Plenty of options. I personally would buy and Echo before I bought a sonos speaker. ---
**Author:** ![diehllane](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/diehllane/32/22571_2.png) [@diehllane](https://community.smartthings.com/u/diehllane)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/4 "2016-09-08T21:15:37Z")
Echo works great. I paired mine up to a Fire tablet running LANnouncer. Android tablet just needs to be able to run 5.0 for LANnouncer. It can run in the background behind a SmartTiles dashboard or any other app you may have set up (maybe set it up as a smart mirror). ---
**Author:** ![Ptbradford](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/ptbradford/32/22049_2.png) [@Ptbradford](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Ptbradford)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/5 "2016-09-08T21:18:26Z")
I’m running Samsung Radiants The R1 is only about $100 and can be used as an alarm and for TTS. I have an M5, R5 and and R1. I’m mostly happy with mine. Edit: BTW, this is a direct integration, not DLNA. [Link](https://www.walmart.com/ip/118823899?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227036956810&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=58501463738&wl4=pla-91198594178&wl5=9026903&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=118823899&wl13=&veh=sem) ---
**Author:** ![jonnylaw37](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jonnylaw37/32/37391_2.png) [@jonnylaw37](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jonnylaw37)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/6 "2016-09-09T02:03:06Z")
Good suggestion. So this is directly compatible? ---
**Author:** ![Ptbradford](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/ptbradford/32/22049_2.png) [@Ptbradford](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Ptbradford)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/7 "2016-09-09T02:32:56Z")
Yes it is directly integrated. Having said that the integration is pretty limited in as far as controlling the speaker. Pretty much play and stop. You can’t command it to play a specific Pandora or Spotifiy station via Smartthings so you still have to use its Multiroom app. You can use the Sonos Smartapps to do text to speech. I use mine to announce that “Today is trash day” every Tuesday morning, Says goodbye when I run the goodbye routine plays the last Pandora station when the I’m back routine runs and plays an alarm sound at 100% volume when SHM is activated. The only complaint I really have is occasionally, one of my three speakers will fall out of the group and not be recognized until I power cycle it. BTW smartthings will not play to grouped speakers, only a single one. > [@New Official Integration: Samsung Multiroom Audio](https://community.smartthings.com/t/new-official-integration-samsung-multiroom-audio/20839): > > Happy Thursday! We’re happy to announce a new integration that’s now live in the SmartThings app. You can now connect your Samsung Multiroom Audio system. This includes the following devices: Samsung Wireless Audio Radiant 360 (WAM7500) Samsung Wireless Audio Radiant 360 (WAM6500) Samsung M7 Wireless Audio Speaker Samsung M5 Wireless Audio Speaker Samsung M3 Wireless Audio Speaker Samsung HW-J8500 Wireless Multiroom Curved Soundbar w/ Wireless Subwoofer Samsung HW-J7500 Wireless Multiroom Curved Soundbar w/ Wireless Subwoofer Samsung HW-J6500 Wireless Multiroom Curved Soundbar w/ Wireless Subwoofer Samsung HW-J650 Wireless Multiroom Audio Soundbar Samsung HW-H750 Wireless Audio Soundbar Using this new integration you’ll be able to control and automate your Samsung speaker syste… ---
**Author:** ![jonnylaw37](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jonnylaw37/32/37391_2.png) [@jonnylaw37](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jonnylaw37)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/8 "2016-09-09T02:47:22Z")
What I want is something that can play music from my iMac automatically, and maybe play other things like the trash day action you mentioned. Do I need Sonos for that? ---
**Author:** ![Ptbradford](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/ptbradford/32/22049_2.png) [@Ptbradford](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Ptbradford)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/9 "2016-09-09T17:05:47Z")
Yes, you can download the Multiroom for **Desktop** for Mac from the Samsung radiant site to host your music including .aac to the speaker and then use your Samsung Multiroom **mobile** app to select music on your Mac. Music can play continuiously until SmartThings plays a phrase and the music will stop and not restart until something prompts it to restart. On small bug I have not found a way around, (not that I’ve tried that hard) you can have the phrase play at a specific volume level but your speaker will stay on that volume level until you manually set it back from the mobile app. It will not return to the previous setting. I’m sure there is a way around this, I just haven’t looked into it. ---
**Author:** ![fightingmajor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/fightingmajor/32/19676_2.png) [@fightingmajor](https://community.smartthings.com/u/fightingmajor)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/10 "2016-09-09T20:00:38Z")
> [@jonnylaw37](#): > > What I want is something that can play music from my iMac automatically, and maybe play other things like the trash day action you mentioned. Do I need Sonos for that? ObyThing. It’s in the mac app store. ---
**Author:** ![jonnylaw37](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jonnylaw37/32/37391_2.png) [@jonnylaw37](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jonnylaw37)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/11 "2016-09-10T19:21:51Z")
Can’t find it in the AppStore. Checked iTunes store too. When I clicked the “Get It Now” link on their website, it said that the app was not available in the US store… ---
**Author:** ![fightingmajor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/fightingmajor/32/19676_2.png) [@fightingmajor](https://community.smartthings.com/u/fightingmajor)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/12 "2016-09-10T21:56:47Z")
> [@jonnylaw37](#): > > Can’t find it in the AppStore. Checked iTunes store too. When I clicked the “Get It Now” link on their website, it said that the app was not available in the US store… @obycode are you no longer doing this anymore? ---
**Author:** ![obycode](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/obycode/32/12597_2.png) [@obycode](https://community.smartthings.com/u/obycode)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/13 "2016-09-14T19:09:09Z")
We pulled it because as our user base grew, more users were confused with the setup process. We’ve had a major update (complete rewrite) in progress for a VERY long time, so I decided to pull the old version and re-release once the new version is ready. It will be much more user friendly and add new features as well. Still not able to give a release date, but it is back to the top of the todo list currently. ---
**Author:** ![fightingmajor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/fightingmajor/32/19676_2.png) [@fightingmajor](https://community.smartthings.com/u/fightingmajor)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/14 "2016-09-14T20:29:14Z")
well get to work on that!!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NOITAIDAR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/noitaidar/32/43058_2.png) [@NOITAIDAR](https://community.smartthings.com/u/NOITAIDAR)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/15 "2017-01-25T16:08:46Z")
hey @obycode, any ideas when we might be able to see ObyThing back in the App Store? or even available outside of the App Store? It’s been a while ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jclendineng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@Jclendineng](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Jclendineng)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/16 "2017-01-25T17:07:44Z")
samsung 360 r1…amazon used. You will not be disappointing 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![hartattack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9e8a1a/32.png) [@hartattack](https://community.smartthings.com/u/hartattack)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/17 "2017-03-26T04:24:12Z")
What about something like this connected to a set of “dumb” speakers? > **[Amazon.com: \[QUALCOMM CHIP\] GGMM M-Freebox Wi-Fi Wireless Hi-Fi Audio Music Receiver/Adapter for Home & Car Speakers. Compatible with Apple products/ iOS/OS| Supports DLNA/Airplay: Electronics](https://www.amazon.com/QUALCOMM-GGMM-M-Freebox-Speakers-Compatible/dp/B00I3NFHFO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1490501536&sr=8-5&keywords=wifi+airplay+dlna)** > > GGMM M-Freebox is a wireless audio transmission receiver; it allows you to wirelessly stream HD audio from your smartphone or PC to your WiFi-less Hi-Fi system or speaker. With adopted professional Hi ... ---
**Author:** ![truthaaron7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/truthaaron7/32/53328_2.png) [@truthaaron7](https://community.smartthings.com/u/truthaaron7)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/18 "2017-04-22T03:28:12Z")
like $50 or so right? ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Behnken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/matt_behnken/32/68607_2.png) [@Matt\_Behnken](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Matt_Behnken)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 6:37am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/19 "2017-05-21T06:37:42Z")
Same, I got my R1 used on Amazon for like $60. No hassle setting up at all, I use it for door chimes, announcements, siren alarm. It beats the tablet setup I had before and took 5 hours less to setup. ie big talker, lan notifier, custom apps, and read notifications text from smartthings with read it aloud app, and never sleep, always charging on the tablet. At the end of the day, what’s your time worth? ---
**Author:** ![Jclendineng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@Jclendineng](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Jclendineng)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942/20 "2017-06-01T13:57:26Z")
Such a good replacement for a sonos. Issues are that it takes bloody forever for commands to get sent just because of the idiotic way st cloud works. I open door, close door, lay my keys down, “front door open!” Its quite amusing, but I hope when we get local processing in the future it will clear that up. [Next page](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-simple-connected-speaker/56942.md?page=2)