Need help with setting up multi room audio -- not sure which path to take

[NJDude]

Ok, I am relatively new at this and had moved into a new house last year which appears to have been wired, through wall, in various rooms but prior owner took everything except the wires and a Niles speaker selector box at closing. I just installed my 5.1 home theatre in the den, and this is what I have....

Den (main floor of house)- full home theatre setup, Yahmaha Rx-v671, 64" HDTV, bluray, all integrated via Control 4 home automation control and Control 4 iPod sound dock. Components are in larve wallto wall custom cabinitry under tv

Finished basement--4 speaker wires coming thru wall, one in each corner of basement. No speakers

Outdoor deck--wraps around 400 sq ft sunroom. There are 2 speaker mounts and wires and end corners of deck facing towards pool. Backyard is approx 1/2 acre. Will need good speakers/power out of the pair since it will provide sound to deck and the pool which is located 25' away from the speaker mounts. Do not plan to get an in ground subwoofer. There is a volume control knob mounted on deck.

Sunroom (main floor) --4 speaker wires coming thru wall, one in each corner of basement, and a subwoofer connection in floor. No speakers or subwoofer. Sunroom has a cabinet panel where it appears all speaker wires for basement, deck and sunroom connect and a Niles Hps4 sits in cabinet. Not sure what speaker wires connect with what in cabinet, will need to test.

Ok, not sure what are my best options here--the basement is really a non-issue for me now, and the outdoor deck speaker pair a priority with pool season coming. Do I need another receiver for the sunroom? Is Sonos an option even though I would like to run everything through Control 4? The outdoor speaker pair will need decent power and have heard sonos falls short in this area? It certainly is an option to get another receiver dedicated to the 5.1 speaker setup in the sunroom, and the 2 speakers wired on the outside deck (noting, I would need the ability to run either the outside or sunroom speakers independent of one another). The outdoor speakers, since there are only 2, would need to be appropriately sized, and powered, to obtain proper coverage outside. The sunroom already has a Niles HPS-4 speaker selector box in the room, would seem to be waste not to use it and replace it with a much bigger, heavier, receiver, and at additional cost. Also, I think the Niles Hps-4 in the sunroom requires an amp that can handle a 4 ohm load....my head is spinning now. With only 2 speakers for outdoor coverage, does this mean I can't appropriately power a pair of high end outdoor speakers through the nps-4???


Also, I would like the ability to link the sunroom and outdoor speakers to the Control 4 CPU located in the adjacent den. Again, this is a preference, not an absolute requirement.

Sonos seems like an interesting option, have heard GREAT things, but that the Amp only provides 55W/speaker, and given the above note regarding having only 2 outdoor speakers, I am concerned Sonos would not appropriately power the 2 outdoor deck speakers. Again, my assumption might be off-base or otherwise incorrect.

I think I need some basic guidance and then I can better articulate what I would like to do and respond to any questions needed to ascertain what I could have. My apologies for how new I am to this and appreciate the wisdom and insights of the forum.

Thanks in advance.

 

[BMXTRIX]

With multiple sets of speakers available, you want to figure out how you want to zone things up overall. It likely is setup as a 'single' zone. So, whatever plays in one location, plays in all locations, and has no independent source control available. So, if the Sunroom is playing your CD player, then the CD player will be playing everywhere and only the speaker selector, or local volume controls can turn audio off to any specific area. This is reliable, and very inexpensive, but not at all versatile for control. A solution like Sonos changes this and allows you to go to an independent source for each location. Sonos has integrated volume control which means you wouldn't typically use or need the volume controls on the wall, but would control the Sonos boxes directly through and Android/iOS device. As well, Sonos has non-amplified units which would plug directly into your own amplifier, so if you have areas that need additional power, you can buy a good outboard amplifier instead of having an integrated Sonos unit. Your sunroom is not a surround zone and doesn't need a surround receiver. Unless there is a TV in there, then stick with a stereo or mono zone in that area and simply provide proper amplification.

 

[NJDude]

So should I just get another 2 zone receiver for the SUNROOM capable of running 5.1 in the sunroom as well as 2 speakers on the outside deck? Reminder, the 2 speakers on the outside deck will likely be high powered capable of projecting sound to the pool area located 30 feet away.