My home:
Main level:Living Room, Family Room, Kitchen
Upper Level: 4 BRs
Basement, finished with those removable ceiling tiles (?)

My Current setup:
In my family room, Harman Kardon CP-35 HTiB with 7.1 capability. Only 5.1utilized. Very satisfactory HTiB. Receiver is multi room, not HDMI. A dual room Dish network receiver that controls TV in family room and single TV in my Bedroom.

My ultimate goal:
  • Have speaker in ceilings in all BRs, Family Room Living Room and Kitchen (Zones?)
  • Have multiple source of music (CDs, My PC, Radio, iPod etc)
  • Ability to control master sound from one Source(primary receiver?)
  • Ability to override sound in individual zone/room?
  • Ability to play music from different source in different room (zone?)
  • A standalone Home Theater in Basement, Projector or TV.


  • What would it take? I am not a tech person-but just a dude with some goals.
  • Can I do it on my own?
  • Where do I start? How do I start?