Multi-room audio

No. The speakers accept AirPlay 2, so any iPhone, iPad or Mac in the house is a source and you keep using whatever app you already use. Rooms can be grouped and each one keeps its own volume. Playback itself runs over your local network.

Ceiling and bookshelf speakers are wired back to amplifiers in one central place, so the honest answer is that cable has to get there somehow. The best time is during a renovation, and we pre-wire then. If you are opening walls for anything else, tell us before they close.

Playback runs over your local network, so the speakers, the grouping and the volume are unaffected. What needs the connection is the streaming service you are playing from, since the music itself lives online. Anything already on a device in the house can still be sent to the speakers.

Yes, because the audio sits on the same controller as the lights. A morning playlist can start when the kitchen lights come on, and an outdoor zone can be part of an evening scene. Each room keeps its own volume, so a scene does not have to wake the rest of the house.