This isn't discussed very much on here, but I still figured some of you may have some ideas. I'm going to help a friend remodel his first floor, master bathroom, and do all the electronics for him. This will include a rack for a home theater system that is in the rear living room, and additional zones for music throughout the first floor (formal dining room, living room, etc.). I know this is hard to picture, and I'll actually be drawing something up fairly soon just for my own reference in ordering things.
I pretty much have the go ahead to do whatever, as long as its within reason. So, there isn't really a steadfast budget, but I'm going to try to keep it well priced.
I wanted to know what my best options for controlling the zones are?
I have a Denon 5308 that has two zones, but in order to do all the zones I want I'll need to use one of the zones to go to a seperate unit. Niles has them, RTI has them... and dbX has them. Niles is the most home friendly, dbX is more professional oriented. Crestron also has them, but the programming is too complex...
http://www.dbxpro.com/ZCSeries/ZCSeries.php
http://www.dbxpro.com/260/260.php
This is my front runner right now....
For speakers I need to begin the search for nice inwalls, a subwoofer perhaps inwall, for the kitchen.
I guess I'm just venting right now, much to do, but I'll have fun and keep you guys updated.
What do you think of how to control the zones? What are my options? What are some nice inwalls out there now? He likes dynamics, so I'm going to need to provide low-end everywhere.
