Multi-Room Audio
Fidelity Systems designs and installs multi-room audio across Sydney, from Sonos in a few rooms of an existing home to a centralised whole-home system in a new build. Every room can play its own music, or the whole house can play together, all from one app.
Book a free onsite assessmentServing Balmain, the Inner West, the Lower North Shore, the Eastern Suburbs and the Northern Beaches.
Turn the music up in the kitchen while it stays low in the study. Group the living room, dining and deck when friends are over. Or play the same song through the whole house. There are two main ways to get there, and the right one depends on your home.
Two Approaches
A Sonos speaker or Amp in each room, each streaming over your network.
Triad power amplifiers and audio matrices in a comms rack, wired out to architectural speakers in every room.
For most homes, Sonos is the answer. These are the questions that decide when a centralised system makes more sense.
Sonos
Works in any home, and is the natural choice in an existing one.
Centralised
Only practical when walls and ceilings are open for cabling.
Sonos
Ideal for a handful of rooms, and easy to add to.
Centralised
Worth considering once you're past about six zones.
Sonos
Controlled from the Sonos app, and can integrate with Control4.
Centralised
The natural partner for Control4, with music in scenes alongside lighting, blinds and climate.
Sonos
Usually the better choice, with a soundbar or Amp at the TV.
Centralised
Possible, but TV audio is generally better handled by Sonos.
Sonos
Spotify, Apple Music, AirPlay and most streaming services work natively.
Centralised
Most services are supported, but some, such as Apple Music, may need extra setup or a subscription.
The two can be mixed, but we generally recommend choosing one approach for the whole home, so every room works the same way.
The best time to plan whole-home audio is before the walls and ceilings are closed. Speaker cabling, and space for a comms rack, are simple to allow for at the start and difficult to add later.
Even if you're not ready to install every zone, we can plan the cabling now so you can add rooms whenever you like.
How We Work
Step 01
We visit your home, or review your plans for a build or renovation, and talk through how you'll use each space.
Step 02
We recommend the right approach, speaker positions and equipment, and give you a fixed quote.
Step 03
Cabling run at the right stage, speakers recessed neatly, and everything set up and tuned room by room.
Step 04
We set up the app on your devices and show you how to play, group and control every zone.
Step 05
We're here if anything changes, or when you want to add another zone.
For most homes, and almost always in an existing home, Sonos is the better fit. A centralised system is worth considering in a new build or renovation with a lot of zones, usually more than six, especially if you're also planning a control system such as Control4.
Yes. Sonos is ideal for existing homes, since many products are wireless and ceiling speakers can be retrofitted neatly with minimal disruption.
Yes. TV audio is usually best handled by Sonos, with a soundbar or Amp at the TV, and you can group it with other rooms when you want the sound to carry through the house.
Sonos supports Spotify, Apple Music, AirPlay and most other streaming services natively. A centralised system supports most of these too, but some services may need extra setup or a subscription, so we'll talk through how you listen during the assessment.
It's possible, but we generally recommend choosing one approach for the whole home, so every room works the same way.
We're based in Balmain and work across the Inner West, the Lower North Shore, the Eastern Suburbs and the Northern Beaches. If you're elsewhere in Sydney, get in touch and we'll let you know if we can help.
Tell us about your home and the spaces you want to fill with music, and we'll recommend the right approach.
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9:00 AM — 5:00 PM
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