Mini as Media Centre and Express to Distirbute

Hi
I am planning on using my mac mini to act as a media centre, connecting video to a patch panel to send movies etc to tv around the house and airport express for sound.
I intend to house all this in the understairs cupboard with speakers mounted in the ceiling with all the cables (audio and video) running back under the stairs to the amps / patch panel.
My thought is that I can use an aiport express & amp for each room, all housed under the stairs and controlled from my iphone. Does this sound like a reasonable idea to anyone or a waste of time and money and I should look at Sonos or something else? Watching independent video in each room I don't care about but independent music I do.
Is there a limit on the number of Airport Express that will operate in 1 place without interference?
I am looking to use about 6-7 expresses so I can independently control sound in each room. I am assuming each express can stream audio independently, i.e. each room could have a different song playing simultaneously.
Your thoughts please...
Thanks

I am looking to use about 6-7 expresses so I can independently control sound in each room. I am assuming each express can stream audio independently, i.e. each room could have a different song playing simultaneously.
In addition to William's comments, although you could have a near unlimited number of AirPort Express Base Stations (AX) they would have to operate on one of three non-overlapping channels so as that they don't interfere with each other. In addition, the practical limit of AXs for streaming is around 4-5 units.
William is absolutely correct in that you cannot stream more than one audio source to multiple AXs; however, you are not limited to just audio from iTunes. Using a third-party application, like Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil, you can stream for a number of audio sources outside of iTunes. However, even Airfoil cannot stream different audio tracks to different AXs.
The reason for all of this is that the iTunes relies on AirTunes to do the streaming. AirTunes, in turn, must first "find" and establish communications with an AirPort speaker (an AX, Apple TV, or using software a number of other devices), before it can stream. If iTunes was capable of playing multiple tracks simultaneously, then it may be possible in the future for it to send distinct streams to separate AirPort speakers.

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