If you are like many people, your home entertainment systems
look something like this — an entertainment center, complete
with television, dvd player and amplifier in your living room, a
TV in your bedroom, a compact stereo in the kitchen and TV in
the den. Imagine having one entertainment hub that could
distribute various audio and video from different sources
throughout your home.

A distributed audio system may include a
multi-zone/multi-source audio receiver, in-wall or in-ceiling
speakers in key rooms, on the deck, and by the pool as well as
touch pads or simple volume controls at each of these
locations. With the ability to control not only the volume of the
music in each room but also the source of the audio including
radio channel, cd, dvd audio, etc. you have a very versatile
audio system. You can distribute a movie from your home
theatre to the television in the kitchen and not have to pause
the action as you're looking for that snack. Or go to pay some
bills in the den without missing a beat of the music playing on
your living room audio system.