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Multi Zone Audio in ceiling speakers

Greetings from Toronto Canada. I just recently purchased a new home and it's a total gut job to the studs. The good is that I have everything exposed for wiring ceiling speakers. I am looking for a Multi zone receiver/amplifier to power 5 to 6 zones. I own several amps from my previous home and looking for something new that I can use to stream and cast audio to the desired zones. My previous home I used chromecast audio devices to stream over wifi to differnt setups through out the house. If anyone is familiar with the Google home app it allows you to  separate or group  speakers/setup with the Google home app which is easy to control and easy to use as my wife is also using this with Tidal.  I am hoping someone has some recommendations. 

richie1975

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elevick
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So, I more or less gave up with 8 niles zones.  Every time the power went out it took forever to reset the whole mess.
I've got an audioengine bluetooth receiver so all of my systems can share music a web cast if I want to hear the same thing in all zones.  Otherwise this is just too complicated to be fun.  Wireless may not sound quite as good but it's so much easier.  I can stream from my phone to any zone but I've limited most of the house to one source only-my phone.
Theater can link if I want, my living room has other choices as well as the audioengine is just a source choice.  Anyone want a Niles system cheap?
elevick
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A-buy sealed enclosure speakers
B-roxul insulation to help contain sound
C-go wireless where possible.  I've got an entire niles set up with a denon multi-zone receiver and it's complicated to say the least.  Want it?
D-When I reconfigure my system I plan to put bluetooth amp/receivers inside the walls and can stream from my phone to whatever room I like.
Sonos is great for the simplicity-I just don't care for their speakers.
Final note-if you mount your speakers to the studs they will resonate to the rest of the house.  You might need to looks at options to isolate better if you don't want to hear the music in the rooms above your speakers.
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