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In my new build home, on the first floor, I've got WHA speakers in 6 areas/rooms. Two of those areas have 2 pairs (4 speakers). All the speaker pairs will be home-run to the AV closet. There are only two people living in the house, with occasional guests or gatherings. So putting in six Connect:Amp units would be $3000. On the other hand, I could get three Connect units for $1050, plus a six zone matrix Amp from Monoprice for $700. Three Connect units means I could configure the matrix for the most common split between the zones, and only need to reconfigure it occasionally. Which would be easy if I used the keypads. Or connected my HA controller to the amp and used a mobile app to make the changes. Heck, 6 Connect units and the amp would be less than 6 Connect:amp units, even if I never used the keypads.
OTOH, there's a really big difference in power from the Monoprice unit vs the Connect:Amp units. For the smaller rooms, that's probably not a big issue. But the larger areas with 2 pairs of speakers it could be.
The second floor only has one area, and the AV equipment for that room is local, so for I'm not going to tie that into the main distribution system. I'll probably use a receiver with a Connect unit attached up there.
Suggestions?
OTOH, there's a really big difference in power from the Monoprice unit vs the Connect:Amp units. For the smaller rooms, that's probably not a big issue. But the larger areas with 2 pairs of speakers it could be.
The second floor only has one area, and the AV equipment for that room is local, so for I'm not going to tie that into the main distribution system. I'll probably use a receiver with a Connect unit attached up there.
Suggestions?