How many watts do I need for my receiver to power my multi-room speaker set up?

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Adam G

I have 22 wired in wall speakers throughout the house (11 rooms) and 4 outdoor wired speakers. All the speakers are hard wired to a central location where they are all connected to a speaker selector. Each set of speakers has its own volume control in the respective locations. The speaker selector needs to be connected to a receiver in order for me to send the audio to the speakers. My question is that since I want to use the receiver for my tv which is just above the receiver as well as to send audio to all the wired speakers, what kind of receiver should I be looking for? More specifically, do I need to lookout for any particualr technical specs like the wattage? Could you recommend an appropriate receiver (5.1 or 7.1)?

Thanks for the help. It is defiantly appreciated!
I am currently using a Denon AVR 2106 receiver to power all the speakers and it has been working fine. So since this appears to work well then what would be an equivalent more up to date receiver?

Answer
I would recommend a surround sound receiver for your main surround system, that also has a second zone output. Then run this to a multichannel amplifier for all the additional speakers throughout the house. I would not recommend running all those speakers off one amplifier and certainly not off a receiver, you will end up damaging the unit. As for how much power for each channel would depend on the speakers efficiency and the loudness your hoping to achieve. For every 3db over the speakers efficiency double your amplifier power until you exceed the sound pressure levels your hoping to achieve and what the speakers are capable or producing.

Kevin
40 years high end audio video specialist

Can I play an ipod through hifi / house speakers?

Claire13

We are buying a house which has a speaker system throughout the house. I presume this is so you can rig-up a hifi system to play through the house. Is there anyway you can rig-up an ipod to play this way too? It currently has the left and right speaker wires out ready to be input into the back of a hifi.

Answer
Get a monster i-Cable (you can get this in a good electronic store) or an Apple Store. Connect one side to the stereo and the other into your iPod dock. Moster cables aren't neccessary basically you need a proper jackpin. But monster cables have HDMI support too so you can use them for other things as well and support the device. (=

Good luck for your new house (=.

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