Whole house surround sound costs

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We’re looking to expand our 5.1 channel surround sound in our family room to include speakers in the kitchen/dining room (2), formal dining & living rooms 2/ea), another 5.1 system in the game room upstairs, a 5.1 system in the master bedroom and finally, our home office (2). We would like the 5.1 areas to be zoned as well as independent.

There are already wiring drops for cat5e and cable in most of the aforementioned rooms.

Does anyone have any experience going this route? Are there advantages to doing it yourself besides cost and pride? Should I consider a wireless system like Sonos?

Any advice or pointers are greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

[sdrealtor]

Contact this guy. He is good, reasonable and straight forward to deal with.

http://www.digitainment4u.com/

[sdrealtor]

Contact this guy. He is good, reasonable and straight forward to deal with.

http://www.digitainment4u.com/

[sdrealtor]

Contact this guy. He is good, reasonable and straight forward to deal with.

http://www.digitainment4u.com/

[sdrealtor]

Contact this guy. He is good, reasonable and straight forward to deal with.

http://www.digitainment4u.com/

[sdrealtor]

Contact this guy. He is good, reasonable and straight forward to deal with.

http://www.digitainment4u.com/

[northparkbuyer]

I have Sonos and absolutely love it. If you enjoy music and can get past the initial sticker shock, you will not be disappointed. It just works — flawlessly.

Apparently getting multiple zones to synchronize perfectly on a wireless system was a major technological hurdle (despite it sounding simple). The Sonos does it.

If you have an iPhone or a Droid, you can save a few hundred dollars because you will not need a remote controller. The apps for these devices are fully functional and I rarely pick up my controller anymore. If you’ve got an existing stereo system with an amp and speakers, you can save a little by getting the ZP-90 (no amp) instead of the ZP-120.

Sorry this sounds like an advertisement — I just really love this system. My only complaint would be that in the last 5 years, I did have 1 zone player die on me and Sonos wanted a couple hundred dollars to do out-of-warranty repairs. I just bought another instead and sold the flakey one on eBay.

[northparkbuyer]

I have Sonos and absolutely love it. If you enjoy music and can get past the initial sticker shock, you will not be disappointed. It just works — flawlessly.

Apparently getting multiple zones to synchronize perfectly on a wireless system was a major technological hurdle (despite it sounding simple). The Sonos does it.

If you have an iPhone or a Droid, you can save a few hundred dollars because you will not need a remote controller. The apps for these devices are fully functional and I rarely pick up my controller anymore. If you’ve got an existing stereo system with an amp and speakers, you can save a little by getting the ZP-90 (no amp) instead of the ZP-120.

Sorry this sounds like an advertisement — I just really love this system. My only complaint would be that in the last 5 years, I did have 1 zone player die on me and Sonos wanted a couple hundred dollars to do out-of-warranty repairs. I just bought another instead and sold the flakey one on eBay.

[northparkbuyer]

I have Sonos and absolutely love it. If you enjoy music and can get past the initial sticker shock, you will not be disappointed. It just works — flawlessly.

Apparently getting multiple zones to synchronize perfectly on a wireless system was a major technological hurdle (despite it sounding simple). The Sonos does it.

If you have an iPhone or a Droid, you can save a few hundred dollars because you will not need a remote controller. The apps for these devices are fully functional and I rarely pick up my controller anymore. If you’ve got an existing stereo system with an amp and speakers, you can save a little by getting the ZP-90 (no amp) instead of the ZP-120.

Sorry this sounds like an advertisement — I just really love this system. My only complaint would be that in the last 5 years, I did have 1 zone player die on me and Sonos wanted a couple hundred dollars to do out-of-warranty repairs. I just bought another instead and sold the flakey one on eBay.

[northparkbuyer]

I have Sonos and absolutely love it. If you enjoy music and can get past the initial sticker shock, you will not be disappointed. It just works — flawlessly.

Apparently getting multiple zones to synchronize perfectly on a wireless system was a major technological hurdle (despite it sounding simple). The Sonos does it.

If you have an iPhone or a Droid, you can save a few hundred dollars because you will not need a remote controller. The apps for these devices are fully functional and I rarely pick up my controller anymore. If you’ve got an existing stereo system with an amp and speakers, you can save a little by getting the ZP-90 (no amp) instead of the ZP-120.

Sorry this sounds like an advertisement — I just really love this system. My only complaint would be that in the last 5 years, I did have 1 zone player die on me and Sonos wanted a couple hundred dollars to do out-of-warranty repairs. I just bought another instead and sold the flakey one on eBay.

[northparkbuyer]

I have Sonos and absolutely love it. If you enjoy music and can get past the initial sticker shock, you will not be disappointed. It just works — flawlessly.

Apparently getting multiple zones to synchronize perfectly on a wireless system was a major technological hurdle (despite it sounding simple). The Sonos does it.

If you have an iPhone or a Droid, you can save a few hundred dollars because you will not need a remote controller. The apps for these devices are fully functional and I rarely pick up my controller anymore. If you’ve got an existing stereo system with an amp and speakers, you can save a little by getting the ZP-90 (no amp) instead of the ZP-120.

Sorry this sounds like an advertisement — I just really love this system. My only complaint would be that in the last 5 years, I did have 1 zone player die on me and Sonos wanted a couple hundred dollars to do out-of-warranty repairs. I just bought another instead and sold the flakey one on eBay.

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