Multi Room Speaker System?

kim

Ok, so I want to run a 5.1 in my living room and connect 2 speakers in my kitchen and 2 speakers in my dining room. At no time do I want to run all 9 speakers at once. At times I will want to run just the 5.1. Then for parties I would like to run the 2 in the kitchen, 2 in the dining room, and 2 of the 5 in the living room playing the same thing the same time. I would just buy two receivers but I dont want to have to switch the subwoofer between the two when I am having a party or watching a movie. What receiver do I need to buy to make this happen and if I can't do it with just one receiver, would adding a speaker selector solve my problem? I would like to keep this as cheep as possible but am willing to pay to make it work. BTW ... I am running Energy speakers ... 4 rc-30s, 1 rc-lcr, 2 rc-10s, 2 rc-rs, and a S12.3 subwoofer

Answer
Many systems have switchable speaker outputs, usually only for the main left and right outputs.
If you are planning on using the same two speakers in the living room that are connected to the 5.1 output you will have to use a switching system. you cant have wires running carrying a live signal back into the receiver.
With multiple speakers connected to a single source your main concern will be your OHM rating. too many speakers connected in series can blow out an amplifier ( depending on the ohm ratings of the speakers you are using )

Multi Room Speaker System?

mradigan74

I have a small house in which case I would want 5 speaker surround in the living room, a speaker in the master bedroom, a speaker in the guest bedroom, and a speaker outside on my deck. What is the best way to accomplish this? Best Buy says that you basically can't do it with the recievers that they sell, but that can't be right, is it?

Answer
1) Instead of a 'single' speaker in the other rooms, each room should have a 'stereo' pair of speakers...really

2) True: The majority of surround sound/multi-zone AV receivers cannot handle the combination of main+secondary speaker configurations as you are described, from the built-in amplifier. Some brand models offer amplifier support for the main room (5.1) plus an 1 additional pair of speakers (Zone 2) only

3) However, many AV receivers have outputs that can be connected to additional receivers or amps for additional speakers (multi-zone output)

4) Finally, there are impedance-matching volume controls or speaker selectors. These devices are designed to connect multiple speaker pairs to a single amp. NOTE: the receiver/amp must be rated to handle 2~4 ohm loads!

I'll refer you to these links for more details on a number of ways to run your setup. Start your research here:

http://www.crutchfield.com/learn/learningcenter/home/multiroom_diagrams.html

More on multi-room systems
http://origin-www.crutchfield.com/S-wL4TCTRy0gF/Learn/learningcenter/home/multiroom_power.html

speaker selectors:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-tuuwezjv1QK/g_15240/Speaker-Selectors-Distributors.html

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