Do you have a house with pre-wired speakers, but don’t want to drop +10k on a Control 4 system with audio distribution server ?
Order a 12 Channel (6 stereo speakers) amp – like the one below that has auto standby 40 watts per channel, with individual volume control and capability of 2 zone or 6 zone inputs for around $600 from Amazon.
http://www.daytonaudio.com/index.php/ma1240-multi-zone-12-channel-amplifier.html

Use the Airport Express via AirPlay to get amazing sound across all of your household speakers – with your iPhone or Mac as a remote,

With Apple’s HomeKit coming chances are you will be able to make crazy cool automations, like playing from your favorite playlist when you arrive home, soon.