Audio isn’t something that I’ve had the opportunity to work on yet, given that I currently rent and don’t own. But I have my eye on Monoprice’s line of audio gear for when I eventually get a chance to buy a house.
My smart home setup, which I’ve spent more time on, is to use home assistant with zigbee2mqtt to control a lot of cheap Zigbee hardware. This lets me buy otherwise untrusted smart home items from places like Ikea and Xiaomi without having to give them full access to my wifi network.
I've been close making an investment in Sonos, mainly in Amps to ensure good multiroom and the simple Sonos experience.
But tired of reading this kind of stuff and the usual "large company" bullsh!t.
Thanks,