Surround Sound in other rooms

Hi
I own a fairly new imac. Im renovating an old house at the moment and I'd like to use my mac as an entertainment centre. The mac will be kept in the office adjacent to the living room but id like to be able to watch movies, play itunes and surf the net etc. I assume I can just do this through an HDMI cable?
Big question is, can if have surround sound in my living room, kitchen and bathroom so I can zone each one out or in as the case may be.
I use a wireless mouse and keyboard and I have tested the range so I can use these all over the house which is excellent.
Do you know a way to zone out the audio/visual for each of the rooms so I can have silence in one while music/visual in the other?

You need to connect the Apple TV to the receiver inputby HDMI, then the receiver output to the TV. Ensure that you set the correct settings on the receiver for the imput who have chosen.

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