Hello all after hours of research and phone calls I’m still a bit lost
so lets see if this helps clear up my questions.
When i built my house i had gotten 3 zones pre wired for in wall/ceiling speakers
zone 1: living room 5.1 surround sound pre wired (all speakers in wall)
zone 2: Kitchen 2 speakers (in ceiling)
zone 3: Back patio (2 on wall, 2 in ceiling)
ZONE 1
in order to create a true surround sound experience and keep everything simple and clean i want to go with everything from Sonos.
For the 5.1 surround sound what I’m confused on is it possible to run 4 in wall speakers, 1 arc (in place of a center channel) and 2 subs off of just 1 Sonos amp and it all actually work correctly to create a surround sound experience?
i did find this video ( https://youtu.be/cUUyOMRvsiI ) similar set up to what I’m going for only difference is i would use in wall instead of in ceiling, and i want to run 2 Sonos subs. What I’m confused on is why he needed to use 2 Sonos amps when each amp can support 6 Sonos speakers?
Can someone please clarify that.
ZONE 2
this seems to be the simplest zone straight forward 1 amp 2 in ceiling speakers.
ZONE 3
A bit tricky since i need in ceiling and wall mounted speakers and Sonos only makes the outdoor set weather resistant. I would have to utilize other in ceiling speakers which is why i need a separate amp for outside.
So where i make it confusing is in the event i do need to use 2 amps in the living room can i power an other zones speakers off of it? If i decide to add a outdoor sub or rock speakers outside would i need another amp or could i use the 2 free spots on the kitchen amp.
If anyone has better alternative please advise I’m tired of companies trying to rip me off and give me something I’m not happy with.
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