Hi everyone!
I am in the process of building a home and plan on pre-wiring for speakers in the outside patio, living room, and kitchen. Since it’s more of an open concept floorplan, the kitchen and living room is essentially one big room.
The builder offers pre-wiring for a 5.1 / 7.1 setup, but I didn’t want all my speakers to be in-ceiling so I am planning on using the Arc and two in ceiling speakers in the living room. I plan on putting 2 of the other speakers in the kitchen and the patio will have 2 in ceiling and 2 mounted speakers for TV & music. My goal is to be able to watch TV in the living room while someone else is watching something else in the patio, but have the ability to have synchronized audio in all the spaces whether it be TV or music.
My question is: if I want a Sonos 5.1 setup in the living room and have the ability to play synchronized music throughout the home, do I need separate Amps for each space? Or can I use one Amp to power 4 speakers (2 in the living room, 2 in the kitchen) and one Amp for the 4 outdoor speakers?
Is it feasible to achieve this with an AVR with multiple zones? I was thinking about that because I want all of my components in the home but have the ability to access them on the TV patio.
Thanks everyone