I'm looking to design a speaker setup in my family room without any additional in-wall/in-ceiling wiring.
No one in my family is a particular audiophile, and I'm under no illusions that this setup will provide incredible sound. What I'm looking for is a reasonable setup that provides clear audio for TV/movies/sports and can extend that audio to the in-ceiling speakers in the kitchen. We are putting a Frame TV above the fireplace (I know), so was hoping to skip the soundbar both to let me put the TV a few inches lower and avoid the aesthetic penalty of another device below the TV.
As you can see, the space is pretty large as it is open with the kitchen, foyer, and steps. The ceilings are not vaulted, but are 10 feet.
Given it's too late to put additional in-wall wiring in, my original concept, as you can see in the floorplan, was to put wireless speakers next to the TV and skip the soundbar. I'd have wireless rears on a table behind the couch, and then in-ceilings in the kitchen for either music or to extend the TV.
Now I understand that Sonos only works well with the TV if you use a sound bar or an AMP+passive fronts, and since I can't do passive fronts, that shifts me toward the soundbar-based design in the second image. Does this configuration make sense? I understand there may be some delay for TV audio on the in-ceiling kitchen speakers.
I have two HDMIs and a cat6 in the wall between the TV and the Apple TV/Amp location if that's any help.
I was planning on getting Era 300s for the rears, an Arc Ultra, and the Sonos Sub. Does that seem right?
For the porch in the third image, I was originally planning on just relying on the TV speakers, and only using the in-ceiling for music, but I think I could use Airplay to play TV audio from the in-ceilings without much issue?
Finally, this is my first Sonos purchase. Do you think my plan is a good fit for Sonos, or should I consider other options?
Thank you!
