Help me with this in-wall set-up

[Vybz]

Ok so I am finishing my extension to my house and I want to put my speakers in the walls. However, I am not a really big AV person. I just kinda like to see a really nice clean in-wall set-up. I guess I could just get a bunch of wireless speakers but I really love the in-wall installations. My issue is I want to be able to stream music and any audio to any of the zones or all the speakers at any time. So I am thinking of a DTS Play-fi setup but I am a novice to AV installations and don't know how to pull this off.



There three main rooms I want to put in some speakers. The master bedroom, the master bathroom and my man cave. I want to put a cheap 5.1 set-up in the bedroom. Put 2-3 speakers in the ceiling in the bathroom and a 7.1 set-up in the man cave.



My thoughts on solving the problem are... I am guessing to connect these speakers I need 2 receivers. 1 in the master bedroom with two zones to connect the bedroom in a 5.1 setup and the bathroom speakers to the second zone. another receiver in the man cave to connect the speakers there. The speakers in the mancave will be used for 2 entertainment zones there. A movie-watching zone facing the wall with the TV and then another around my computer which is directly opposite the TV. I also want to connect my PC for that second zone.



My questions are?

Will this work?

Will I be able to create the 2 different zones with the same speakers in the man cave?

How would we connect the computer?

would I be able to stream music to any of the zones? And from any of the zones?

Is there a better way to connect these?

any suggestions?

 

[Instantwow]

If you are in the construction phase and you have the ability to run wiring, there is a lot you can do. The big question is if you need surround sound. If you don’t need surround sound, you can utilize a multi zone amplifier. These are made by companies like Nuvo, Russound, Monoprice even has a fairly cheap one too. All three of these have the option of in wall controllers. Nuvo and Russound are are more expensive and offer various levels of support for streaming. Those systems can support 6-8 zones each and be expanded to support 12-16 zones. You can also hook those up to a device like a Sonos connect to stream audio. Most of those systems s have 6 inputs that can be sent to one of many zones depending on the model you get. Of course, there are options like Sonos amp which has the amp for a each zone and offers a wealth of streaming options.

 

[Instantwow]

The Sonos Connect I mentioned has been replaced by the Sonos Port: https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/port.html

or, you could put a Sonos Amp in each Zone

Amp: The Wireless Streaming Speaker Amplifier | Sonos

With an output of 125 watts per channel, an HDMI input to connect your TV, Apple AirPlay 2 capability, and a striking compact form factor that fits standard AV racks, the new Sonos Amp is quite simply our most versatile and most powerful wireless amplifier yet.

www.sonos.com