AV Guys: Whole Home Audio Help (1 Viewer)

[skinrod876]

My current Home Theater system is starting to fail and I've also got some outdoor speakers that are doing the same. Since I'm going to need to replace things then I might as well go ahead and get the whole house going, right? I'm just not sure how to do it.

Here is what I am looking at:

Den with Home Theater/Receiver (5.1)

2 Outdoor speakers (preferable able to have a different source than the Home Theater)

Kitchen/Breakfast Area (4 speakers total that need to be able to be turned on/off as needed, will always be the same source as the Home Theater)

Dining/Living Room Area (5 speakers total the need to be able to be turned on/off as needed, will always be the same source as the Home Theater)

I've done some research online and think that I really only need a 2 zone Receiver and an Amp that will be able to handle the Kitchen/Breakfast/Dining/Living Room areas, but I'm still not sure on how that will all work. The K/B/D/LR areas won't need to be top of the line sound but I don't want to skimp and then be disappointed either.

Any advice/suggestions for how to setup this up for the best quality while also keeping cost in mind?

TIA

 

[El Floppo]

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[Maik Jeaunz]

I would suggest looking into Sonos, but it's not cheap.

 

[skinrod876]

I would suggest looking into Sonos, but it's not cheap.

I looked into Sonos a bit but it can get quite expensive and didn't seem to have in-ceiling speaker options. I guess I could always look to see if I could just connect in-ceiling speakers to the Sonos system. I'll look into that. Thanks.