This thread just popped up in a search for something else, and you're probably way past the design stage by now. But in case it interests you, in 2006 we designed our house from scratch and included a 'dark cupboard' where all the electronic stuff lives. Technology has changed a bit since then so some of our choices would no longer be available. A couple of really good choices were to run ethernet from the cupboard to every room, and to run TV cables to every room - all inside the ceilings and walls and in place whether or not the equipment is also installed. At the heart of the set-up is a Speakercraft MZC66 matrix switching amplifier - that connects sound and vision from any of the six inputs to any combination of the six outputs. They aren't made any more, and the move seems to be towards wifi or Bluetooth as the carrier for the goal of wireless entertainment distributed throughout the home. Our TVs and home theatre are served by HDMI cables, using extenders over ethernet where needed. All speakers are wired and served from the MZC66 in the cupboard - apart from the home theatre room which has its own Yamaha receiver, also in the cupboard, to drive the surround sound and hi-fi speakers. And we get to pick what we want to see or hear with wireless smart remote controls, or apps on the phone for Logitech Media Server. If any of that interests you enough to want more detail, feel free to message me and I'll pass on what I can.
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