What This Standard Covers
- Speaker placement geometry by room type: living space, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom
- In-ceiling and in-wall rough-in requirements: box size, blocking, and conduit routing
- Speaker wire sizing by run length and amplifier output class
- Amplifier rack location, ventilation, and power feed requirements
- Distributed audio system topology from source to zone amplifiers to speakers
- Home automation integration for zone control, scene-based playback, and voice trigger
Who It Is For
- AV integrators designing and installing distributed audio on Restrepo-spec residential projects
- General contractors coordinating audio rough-in with framing and drywall trades
- Architects specifying distributed audio infrastructure in construction documents
- Interior designers coordinating speaker placement with ceiling and wall finish selections
When To Use It
- Before framing to establish amplifier location and conduit routing plan
- During rough-in to place all speaker boxes and run wiring before drywall
- At pre-drywall walk to verify all speaker locations, blocking, and wire runs
- At commissioning to configure zones, scenes, streaming inputs, and automation integration
Read or Download the PDF
The full standard, including specifications, diagrams, and field references, is in the embedded PDF below. Read it inline or download it for your jobsite folder.
Field Notes
Speaker placement in a luxury residence is an architectural decision, not an AV decision. The position relative to seating, the listening axis, the boundary reflection from adjacent walls, all of those affect the result. This standard defines the placement geometry so the rough-in supports the final acoustic outcome.
The wiring topology for a distributed audio system determines what can be added or changed later. A home run topology from each speaker back to the rack gives maximum flexibility. Daisy-chaining zones saves wire at rough-in and limits options for years. This standard specifies the right approach for the scope of each project.