Hello, I am looking for validation and/or advise on my planned setup for my new house which is currently under construction.
The new build is an open concept, ~4000 sq ft over 3 stories (Basement, Main, Second Floor). We will have a 5.1 A/V system on both the main floor living room and basement living room spaces which will be our primary use (Sources: Cable/Apple TV/Radio/Internet Radio/DLNA). Both 5.1 systems will have in-ceiling and in-wall speakers. My secondary purpose will be to play music to multiple rooms when entertaining. I don’t want to go with a whole home audio system (Nuvo/HTD/etc) to have this ability given this is a secondary purpose and the other zones are limited.
To accomplish this :
1) On the main floor, I am planning on connecting Zone 2 of my 5.1 AV Receiver to the Dayton 1240a 12 zone amplifiers which will power the speakers in the Dining Room, Kitchen, Bathroom, and Foyer. Each area would have it’s own impedance matched volume control. The AV Receiver would have a Sonos ZP90 as one of the Analog Input Sources. Then when I would like to stream a source (Radio, Sonos, other) to all speakers on the main floor I would use the AV Receiver Zone1/2 to play the music. The individual speaker controls for the bathroom/foyer/kitchen would allow me to adjust volume by area.
2) On the Main Floor Deck/Patio, I will have a Sonos ZP120 powering the two outdoor speakers.
3) In the basement, the 5.1 AV system will be standalone.
4) On the second floor, I will have a Sonos ZP120 that powers the speakers to the master bedroom and bathroom. All rooms will not be wired at this time, but we will run speaker wire for the future.
Note: I will be running speaker wires and Cat 5e cable to all other rooms for the future.
Please advise if this solution will work for the Main floor and if you have any advise on other considerations.
Cheers,
Greg
The new build is an open concept, ~4000 sq ft over 3 stories (Basement, Main, Second Floor). We will have a 5.1 A/V system on both the main floor living room and basement living room spaces which will be our primary use (Sources: Cable/Apple TV/Radio/Internet Radio/DLNA). Both 5.1 systems will have in-ceiling and in-wall speakers. My secondary purpose will be to play music to multiple rooms when entertaining. I don’t want to go with a whole home audio system (Nuvo/HTD/etc) to have this ability given this is a secondary purpose and the other zones are limited.
To accomplish this :
1) On the main floor, I am planning on connecting Zone 2 of my 5.1 AV Receiver to the Dayton 1240a 12 zone amplifiers which will power the speakers in the Dining Room, Kitchen, Bathroom, and Foyer. Each area would have it’s own impedance matched volume control. The AV Receiver would have a Sonos ZP90 as one of the Analog Input Sources. Then when I would like to stream a source (Radio, Sonos, other) to all speakers on the main floor I would use the AV Receiver Zone1/2 to play the music. The individual speaker controls for the bathroom/foyer/kitchen would allow me to adjust volume by area.
2) On the Main Floor Deck/Patio, I will have a Sonos ZP120 powering the two outdoor speakers.
3) In the basement, the 5.1 AV system will be standalone.
4) On the second floor, I will have a Sonos ZP120 that powers the speakers to the master bedroom and bathroom. All rooms will not be wired at this time, but we will run speaker wire for the future.
Note: I will be running speaker wires and Cat 5e cable to all other rooms for the future.
Please advise if this solution will work for the Main floor and if you have any advise on other considerations.
Cheers,
Greg
