Hi all, first I’m so glad I found this forum, it’s helped me learn some basics.

I’m buying a new house and plan to design out a Ubiquiti Unifi network - so I’m prepared/ready to run ethernet to the ceiling or wall of many rooms just for access points already.  With that, I am not sure if Sonos makes the most sense or something else (and what else, I have no idea!).  However, I believe my wifi network would be capable of handling the Sonos load - though if I’m already running ethernet I may prefer to hardwire sonos speakers anyway…  (by the way I assume there are no POE sonos speakers?)

I require at least “good” quality with good bass, I don’t need the most insane speaker quality ever, and don’t really care about high fidelity or lossless playback although I’d take it (I understand sonos doesn’t accommodate, that’s fine).  Most of all ease of use for my wife is important . We are spotify users 99% of the time, and home theater.

With that said, I expect speakers in these locations:

1. Kitchen (2 speakers set up in stereo, probably - wall or ceiling is possible, or a shelves w/ speakers on them)
2. Outdoors - could be installed under cover but still Ohio temperatures (1 or 2 is fine outside)
3. Living Room Upstairs (1 or 2 is fine)
4. Living Room downstairs (1 or 2 is fine)
5. Bedroom (1 is fine)
6. Home Theater (5.1 minimum is a must)

I already have a decent 5.1 system with Denon amp - happy to keep it for the home theater, but would still want a really simple way to get the whole house music to play from there when we want…

Thanks for any tips!