Powered multiroom systems usually have a central component that sends music from selected sources (CD, FM radio, tape, etc.) to the desired zone or room. It can send either a line-level signal to amplifiers in the remote room(s), or it can have built-in amplifiers and radio tuners, All of these systems allow you to listen to different sources in different zones simultaneously and are available in expandable configurations from four to eight or more zones, such as the eight-zone/two-tuner Suite 8200 Multiroom Receiver from Atlantic Technologies, or this six-zone/four source system from Sonance. Each zone is controlled with a wall-mounted keypad to select source, adjust volume and more.
From running wires between rooms and installing keypads and programming each zone, this type of system needs to be installed professionally. Learn more about how to find a systems contractor.You will probably want to install in-wall speakers in each room. Read in-wall speaker reviews and learn about how to install in-wall speakers.