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Designing a new build home system with preference for room correction and (selective) active speaker amplification and of course simplicity/UX/value (impossible?!). Great room30x20 vaulted, master bed room plus bath vaulted , office20x18 vaulted , screened porch, patio. Ideas to change or optimize the following? What would you do?

Thinking of a Heos driven set up (Samsung TVs)
1) audiophile area in office 5.1 marantz 7706 (heos with balanced xlr pre outs) with 3 genelec 8341 and 2 8331 ceiling surrounds 7360 sub,
2) great room audio video 7.1 Denon avr 3800 (Dirac) Polk Es 20s, es35 center, ceiling Polk rc80i surround and rears, SVS pb3000 or pc 2000, 3) receiver zone 2 -adjacent kitchen 4 ceiling rc80i,
4) bedroom and bath (as zone 2) denon avr1800 same Polk monitors and center above ceiling rc80i, bath 2 ceiling speakers
5)screened porch avr 1800 4 definitive aw6500 and patio (zone 2) definitive AW 6500 speakers in eves.
6) hot tub heos amp driving 2 definitive aw6500

will pre wire the living room kitchen and porch with cat 5, power and balanced xlr for potential future genelec upgrades.

Home automation philosophy is nest cameras and hvac, Lutron lighting, hunter douglas shade automation controls plus switches

What would you do to optimize/impove the Av system and or do to future proof on wiring etc?

 

[RimZ2]

Hi, I am new to forum too. No responses from the community?

Here is my input…hopefully some others will weigh in too. I guess you want heos for better streaming resolution vs Sonos?

Office, I guess you need balanced xlr and HEOS thus no choice but the marantz 7706….anyone know of anything else with balanced xlr and heos? For the extra 1000 bucks or so you might just go Genelec rears same size as fronts?
Great room, polks I assume for would switch center to Es30 vs ES35 for better sound and matching …never understood 3” woofers. Also do you have channels of amplification to drive 4 zone b ceilings?
Bedroom same center change as above
Zone 5 porch you can drive 2 zone b speakers with avr1800 so may need another if 4 porch speakers and can then eliminate heos amp and use zone b to drive hot tub 2 channel.

Automation agree with decentralized approach might want to consider door locks Yale? Don’t forget to run analog controls for blinds audio volume etc so you aren’t dependent on phone or 10 different remotes!

Not sure whether you want to consider to put all this kit in one closet vs distributed smaller closets, sitting out, etc?

Hope this helps! Have fun with it!

RimZ2

 

[RimZ2]

Thank you RimZ2!

Can’t find an alternative to marantz av7706 with balanced xlr and heos! Wonder what the Genelec fans use?

Am told I can down to 4 ohms on Denon zone b so can double up wiring to the 8 ohm ceiling polks

Will probably go with distributed AVRs so remotes work. Thanks for the tips on locks and analog wall controls.