Audio Systems: Home Audio Audio system (InDoor/outDoor)r, digital music player, hd usb

Question
Hello Robert,
Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.
To make the story short, in December we are moving into house and we are debating getting a central system or not.
There is a 100sq meter garden and I wanted to have sound there. (It’s roughly 5 by 20 meters) And a 135sq meter reception area.
What I think I need is:
- CD changer (3 to 5 cds)
- Digital music player (Ideally with 40GB HD, USB and/or network connection)
- Radio tuner
- Remote control with ability to select play list and such.
- I’m guessing an amplifier as well.

I care about quality of music not power of system.
1st question: Should we go for 1 central system or 2 separate ones?
2nd question: Roughly how many speakers would be needed and how power they should be for the garden.
3rd can you suggest any sites that might help me “build” my own ideal system instead of having me trouble people such as you?
4th question: can you suggest any brands that might offer such systems which would have decent quality and aren’t too pricy?

tyvm
Nicolas Salamoun

Answer
After 40 odd years in the business I can finally say that someone out there is making sense.
http://www.slimdevices.com/welcome_sbd.html?gclid=CJPpvJ6UkJUCFReenAodUB7bgg

Here is a link to a system that we recommend to the same people that spend about $1,000 for a sound system or $100,000 for a media system. It doesn't answer all of your needs but does on the music end for control, distribution, ease of operation, capability, reliability. As far as amplifiers and speakers you can simply use powered speakers in each room to eliminate allot of the costly wire and labor. This system allows you to control your system Wifi.

As far as video most people either choose to make one room a home theater at which point you can go with a full package system (IE: Bose, Polk, Cambridge, etc) and you can simply get televisions for the peripheral rooms with internal speakers. Your cable company can provide you with the bells and whistles.

Unless you want to control lights, drapes, motors, security, intercom this is your best bet otherwise you will be looking at Russ sound, Smart Homes, Control4 or even Crestron or AMX. There is no limit to how much you can spend at that point but be ready for a long maintenance headache over the years.