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Listen to the radio in the shower or while reading the morning paper, your favourite CD while preparing dinner, classic background music while dining or even party music all over your home - whatever you want!
Dont forget that, weather permitting, your garden is very much part of your home and multiroom audio can really enhance those summer barbeques.
How about speakers on the patio, by the pool or even in the garden itself with on-wall and rock speakers - theres even an outdoor subwoofer!
Many people are now choosing to integrate audio systems into their homes, so what types of system are there?
The most basic system would be simply splitting the audio signal from a stereo amplifier with the correct power and .png)
impedance to a number of speakers via a speaker switch so that the same audio is available.
Another option would be to use a home cinema AV amplifier such as Denon or Onkyo that have secondary zones that can be used to independently feed audio.
A very popular option is to have a system that allows multiple independent Zones like Sonos or Apple airplay for example. These allow users to share audio from networked devices, stream radio via the internet and can be controlled via PC or handheld device such as an Iphone or Ipad. Zones can also be split via a speaker switch if required.
The most sophisticated systems allow mutiroom control of audio and video via in wall control panels and/or via handheld devices to multiple zones. These systems often allow integration of other control functions such as heating, lighting, security as well as audio and video. Home automation systems are generally used in luxury homes but are expected to become more popular as prices come down and technology 
develops. Popular systems include Netstreams, Nuvo and Control 4.
Speakers used include in-ceiling, in-wall, on-wall, freestanding and outdoor models.