Designing a multiroom sound system entails a lot more than installing speakers all over the house. To ensure the system is cohesive, responsive, and totally functional, you’ll have to consider a number of factors during both the design and installation phases. If you don't know where to begin, break it down by starting with these components.

What to Take Into Account When Designing a Multiroom Sound System

1. Number of Audio Sources

If you intend to listen to something different in each zone, you must have multiple audio sources throughout the house. In such a scenario, a system with a multisource, multizone receiver should meet your needs.

Make a list of all possible audio sources in your home—televisions, DVD players, and streaming media devices, for example—and then ask the technicians what they recommend based on your family’s listening habits.

2. Location of Each Zone

Will every room in your home contain speakers, or just the communal areas like the kitchen, dining room, living room, and gym? Seasoned audio technicians will be happy to offer recommendations, but the number of zones is ultimately up to you.

Generally speaking, it’s advisable to include speakers in every room that has a television, as well in the areas where you or your guests are most likely to listen to music.

3. Type of Speakers

In a multiroom sound system, you can use different kinds of speakers in different zones. Whereas floor-standing speakers are ideal in theater rooms, for example, kitchens call for units that are less conspicuous, like in-wall or in-ceiling speakers. Consider what kinds should go where, so each zone’s profile is as functional as it is aesthetically pleasing.

When you’re ready to design your home’s multiroom sound system, turn to the experts at Resolutions – Sights, Sounds, Simplicity. Based in Dayton, OH, these entertainment and surveillance specialists are proud to serve homeowners throughout the Greater Cincinnati area. Founded in 2009, they can meet all your audio, visual, and surveillance needs. To learn more about the industry-leading speakers they can install throughout your entire house, visit their website. To request a quote, call (937) 985-4364.