SONOS

Any good host/hostess knows that to make a good party good, you need to add a little musica!  I can't tell you how many dinner parties, cocktail hours, or house parties I've been to where it has been super awkard simply because of the lack of music!  My parents, being expert hosts, know that music is essential to a good vibe.  Otherwise shit might sound like a library...

For us, and my hubby being who he is, he did a ton of research last summer when we decided to buy a sound system.  The hype is all about bluetooth, but we really wanted a wireless system running on WiFi because bluetooth drains your batteries!  We discovered Sonos.  Behold, my lovelies

Yea.  This baby has a super easy to use interface that works on just about any device.  You download an app and that's how you control ALL the speakers.  Only you can choose to adjust one speaker, and leave the others, or you can group them and adjust all the speakers.  You can play music from one thing in one room, and have a totally different vibe in another room.  For example, hubs likes to play Spanish hard rock sometimes, and I like to play Jack Johnson.  Here's another awesome point:  he has a Samsung phone, and I have an iPhone.  We can literally control everything through our different phones with all the same app.  

Guaranteed to make any cocktail party a success!