Hi. I have a new installation i'd appreciate some suggestions on please. 5 zones ( bedroom, bathroom, kit, 2nd floor hallway, patio ). No hardware at all installed yet. Each zone has a cat 5 cable ran to the future wall plate in each of the areas for the vol control. All of the speakers and cat5 are terminated in a Media niche ( knockout in the wall large enough for multiple components ). I have a media room and games room that are both 5.1 prewired discrete to each room.
I'd like to be easily able to switch between sources. Itunes library....mabye driven from an airport express or apple tv , att uverse, stereo receiver( fm for example)
I certainly want the ability to control the vol in each zone.....ideally remotely....ipod perhaps, ir remote? My wife does everything on her iphone so any hardware that supported that would be easy to sell to the wife!
Ideally i'd like to be able to play different music on each of the sets of speakers....which is the 1st question. Does anyone do that in reality? We have teen age kids.....so i can see them maybe wanting different music in different areas but the games room and media room are going to have inpependant av for movies anyway so we can still accomodate that. I worry that the complexity of anything anywhere might be more frustrating than its worth
Second question.
I have seem multi room amps, receivers, splitters, distribution modules....etc. i'm lost on where to start or what might be a good value product. If i were to have 2 options. 1. Each zone playing different source. And 2. Each zone playing same source. Any one have any favorite hardware to reccomend?
Lastly. These are all in ceiling speakers. Im going to set up a sub in the main listening area ( kitchen). But otherwise the only base will be from the in ceiling speakers. Any thoughts on size and brand of a reasonable in ceiling speaker?
I dont have a budget in mind but expect im not getting away for less than 3 k with speakers. Especially when i see some amps in the 1500 range.
Anyway. I know its a long winded question but i appreciate any thoughts from those of you who have been at the beginning of these setups before.
One last comment. If it isnt simple. My wife wont use t and i'll have spent several thousand....and she'll be listening to itunes from her computer speakers!
Thanks.
Mac
I'd like to be easily able to switch between sources. Itunes library....mabye driven from an airport express or apple tv , att uverse, stereo receiver( fm for example)
I certainly want the ability to control the vol in each zone.....ideally remotely....ipod perhaps, ir remote? My wife does everything on her iphone so any hardware that supported that would be easy to sell to the wife!
Ideally i'd like to be able to play different music on each of the sets of speakers....which is the 1st question. Does anyone do that in reality? We have teen age kids.....so i can see them maybe wanting different music in different areas but the games room and media room are going to have inpependant av for movies anyway so we can still accomodate that. I worry that the complexity of anything anywhere might be more frustrating than its worth
Second question.
I have seem multi room amps, receivers, splitters, distribution modules....etc. i'm lost on where to start or what might be a good value product. If i were to have 2 options. 1. Each zone playing different source. And 2. Each zone playing same source. Any one have any favorite hardware to reccomend?
Lastly. These are all in ceiling speakers. Im going to set up a sub in the main listening area ( kitchen). But otherwise the only base will be from the in ceiling speakers. Any thoughts on size and brand of a reasonable in ceiling speaker?
I dont have a budget in mind but expect im not getting away for less than 3 k with speakers. Especially when i see some amps in the 1500 range.
Anyway. I know its a long winded question but i appreciate any thoughts from those of you who have been at the beginning of these setups before.
One last comment. If it isnt simple. My wife wont use t and i'll have spent several thousand....and she'll be listening to itunes from her computer speakers!
Thanks.
Mac
