[MysticLlama]

One simple way to go would be to get a few Sonos Amps and use them for each pair of speakers. They'd be easily controllable from a phone app, and you could name them whatever you want to I'd the rooms. A lot of time the multi zone receivers have to have remote extenders, are hard to configure, etc., and the Sonos thing would be a lot simpler. I knew someone that went that route in a brand new house build and it works great.

Then a receiver for surround in the main room that doesn't need all the multi zone stuff.