I am looking to add a multi room system in my house but do not know what I am doing and could use some advice on what to get. I am looking to add sound in the living room and dining room as two separate zones. This will be audio only and connected to in wall wired speakers. The wiring for those speakers goes down to the basement. At the same spot in the basement, I have the internet router. The house is supported by a mesh network and I have strong coverage throughout. To connect those speakers, I believe I need a CONNECT:AMP for each room. We mostly just listen to internet streaming like Spotify. Do I need to buy a receiver/tuner as well? What else do I need to actually play music, control volume, etc? I believe we can use an app, but I would like to have a dedicated remote in each room as well.



In the kitchen, I already have a Beosound 8 which is a wireless speaker that I like very much. I would like to keep that speaker, but would prefer to control all sound in the house from one interface so it’s seamless. Is there a way to connect Sonos to this? It does have a right/left aux input and a USB input, but I don’t have wiring run between there and the basement where I was thinking the connect amps could go. Would I use CONNECT for this purpose?



I have essentially the same question for the family room with TV. I am happy with my current speakers but would like to be able to play music in this room. Do I get the Connect system and plug into TV? In this room, I don’t have speakers on the rear wall. If I have connect, can I add Sonos speakers to rear wall for full surround? In this case, the front speakers are non Sonos and rear speakers would be Sonos. Does that work?



So, a total of four zones that are controlled independently. I Am confused about how I actually control everything once set up.



Appreciate any advice you may have. Thank you