I don't have experience yet with the Raspberry Pi, but overall you may want to re-think a couple things. Most of all, your plans seem to be a slightly odd mixture of the old-fashioned "home run" wiring to a central closet with "new fashioned" network players and small T-amps.
The older multi-room designs were usually based on a central multi-zone amp with miles of speaker cable running to the individual rooms. Of course, you can still do something like that, but with a cluster of RPi players and T-amps (one RPi & amp per zone). However, you could alternatively take advantage of the networking aspect by using Cat5e or Cat6 (instead of speaker cable) to get the signal from the server to different rooms, and then having the RPi and amp in the room, either visible or tucked away somewhere. Neither approach is inherently superior, but as you can see from my sig below, I've gone for the decentralized approach when it comes to players and amps. A few other thoughts: 1) you're probably doing this already, but if you're not, put Cat5e or Cat6 cable everywhere, in larger quantities than you'd ever think you'll use. It's worth it, especially when the walls are still open. 2) the in-ceiling speakers may be okay for background audio, but do you think you'll want a higher-end system in at least one room for real listening? If so, then you'll want to have at least one room designed to have the player and amp in the room, as opposed to a central closet. 3) consider getting in-wall volume controls, especially if you go for a centralized approach. Yes, you can control the volume with the laptop, tablet, or phone, but believe me, there will be times you want to be able to just reach over and turn the volume down without looking for a remote control. I have simple Russound wall-mounted volume controls in my kitchen and outdoor systems -- they sit between the amps and the speakers, and are incredibly convenient. Good luck! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98282 _______________________________________________ diy mailing list diy@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/diy
