I purchased this house with an Omni Pro 2 HAI system installed, however the audio portion was not set up for use. There are speakers and keypad locations pre-wired, but I am not sure what kind of system would be correct in this case since some speakers are home runs to a wire closet on the 1st floor, while others are run only to an in-room keypad location, with a cat-5 run from the keypad to the 1st floor wire closet. There are also a few "thinner" wires that run from the 1st floor wire closet to the basement Omni controller.
Here is the layout:
1st Floor: Kitchen/Den
1st Floor: Living Room
1st Floor: Dining Room
1st Floor: Guest Room
1st Floor: Porch
2nd Floor: Master Bedroom
2nd Floor: Master Bathroom
2nd Floor: Balcony
2nd Floor: Office
Basement: Main Room
Basement: Guest Room/Gym
Pool Room
Any suggestions or guidance? I am not sure if this can be accomplished with a single type of controller, how many controllers are needed, or if I need separate controllers for the speakers that are home run, vs the speakers that only go to an in-room wall box.
Also, it seems that the 1st floor, 2nd floor, basement, and pool would really be considered the main "zones" that would each play from their own source, and the other rooms without home runs are really sub-zones that mainly need volume control. However if it is possible to have a different source play in a main zone and one of it's sub zones, that may be appealing in certain instances.
Here is the layout:
1st Floor: Kitchen/Den
4 in-ceiling speakers; home run to wire closet
1 cat-5 cable from double gang box, home run to wire closet
1st Floor: Living Room
2 in-ceiling speakers; wired to in-room single gang box
1 cat-5 cable from in-room single gang box, home run to wire closet
1st Floor: Dining Room
2 in-ceiling speakers; wired to in-room single gang box
1 cat-5 cable from in-room single gang box, home run to wire closet
1st Floor: Guest Room
2 in-ceiling speakers; wired to in-room single gang box
1 cat-5 cable from in-room single gang box, home run to wire closet
1st Floor: Porch
2 in-ceiling speakers
haven't confirmed where these terminate yet
2nd Floor: Master Bedroom
2 in-ceiling speakers; home run to wire closet
1 cat-5 cable from double gang box, home run to wire closet
2nd Floor: Master Bathroom
2 in-ceiling speakers; wired to in-room single gang box
1 cat-5 cable from in-room single gang box, home run to wire closet
2nd Floor: Balcony
2 wall-mount speakers; wired to in-room single gang box
1 cat-5 cable from in-room single gang box, home run to wire closet
2nd Floor: Office
2 in-ceiling speakers; wired to in-room single gang box
1 cat-5 cable from in-room single gang box, home run to wire closet
Basement: Main Room
2 in-ceiling speakers; home run to wire closet
1 cat-5 cable from double gang box, home run to wire closet
Basement: Guest Room/Gym
2 in-ceiling speakers; wired to in-room single gang box
1 cat-5 cable from in-room single gang box, home run to wire closet
Pool Room
4 wall-mount speakers; wired to separate in-room wire area
2 X 2-conductor speaker wires from in-room wire area that are home run to 1st floor wire closet
1 cat-5 cable from double gang box, home run to wire closet
Any suggestions or guidance? I am not sure if this can be accomplished with a single type of controller, how many controllers are needed, or if I need separate controllers for the speakers that are home run, vs the speakers that only go to an in-room wall box.
Also, it seems that the 1st floor, 2nd floor, basement, and pool would really be considered the main "zones" that would each play from their own source, and the other rooms without home runs are really sub-zones that mainly need volume control. However if it is possible to have a different source play in a main zone and one of it's sub zones, that may be appealing in certain instances.