Rayman_68
07-23-2004, 05:57 AM
I have skimmed and perused the forum postings that deal with multi-room set-ups. There’s a lot of good information there, but my inexperienced self can’t quite seem to apply it all to achieve certain goals.
Background information:
I just moved into a new construction house. The family room is pre-wired for 5.1 surround (2 front and 2 rear connections wired and terminated behind the TV). I will just hook up the sub and center channel directly to the receiver.
Also terminated at this location are wires from 2 sets of speakers in other rooms. The kitchen and deck speakers are built-in with volume controls and wired to the family room.
My old Sony STR-DE415 with the A/B outputs can’t handle this.
---> Time for a new receiver. I need something with a sub output anyways.
Goal #1: Output 5.1 surround into the family room AND stereo into the kitchen and deck speakers – all from the same source.
Goal #2: Output 5.1 surround into the family room, and stereo into the kitchen and deck speakers – from 2 different sources (kitchen and deck speakers on the same source).
Goal #1 would be good, Goal #2 would be great.
So, I need multi-room. I don’t want to put another amp/receiver in the system anywhere if I can help it. I need to be able to tie the kitchen/deck speakers together somehow – is this where the speaker selector thing would work??
Other info:
I am married with 2 smaller kids (youngest is 4). Translated, this means I need something that sounds good at lower volumes and doesn’t cost a fortune. I will crank up the music fairly loud when they aren’t around, too.
Music and TV/movies sound quality are of equal importance. No video games.
I will be buying new speakers soon, but haven’t picked them out yet. Still working on the wife re: speaker size and cost. Current likely speakers are Klipsch SB2’s for the front and SB1’s for the rear. SC-1 for the center.
The sub (JBL PB10) will stay in the system.
I was about ready to buy the Onkyo 601. It’s manual says that if you hook up Zone 2, then Zone 1 reverts to stereo. Not good.
I’ve looked up some info on the AVR 7200 and the AVR 330. Will the AVR330 do what I need?? It’s 55 watts per channel sounds too weak.
Any other receivers that cost under $750 (preferably $500) that might work??
Thanks for any help and sorry for sounding like the newbie I am.
Rayman
Background information:
I just moved into a new construction house. The family room is pre-wired for 5.1 surround (2 front and 2 rear connections wired and terminated behind the TV). I will just hook up the sub and center channel directly to the receiver.
Also terminated at this location are wires from 2 sets of speakers in other rooms. The kitchen and deck speakers are built-in with volume controls and wired to the family room.
My old Sony STR-DE415 with the A/B outputs can’t handle this.
---> Time for a new receiver. I need something with a sub output anyways.
Goal #1: Output 5.1 surround into the family room AND stereo into the kitchen and deck speakers – all from the same source.
Goal #2: Output 5.1 surround into the family room, and stereo into the kitchen and deck speakers – from 2 different sources (kitchen and deck speakers on the same source).
Goal #1 would be good, Goal #2 would be great.
So, I need multi-room. I don’t want to put another amp/receiver in the system anywhere if I can help it. I need to be able to tie the kitchen/deck speakers together somehow – is this where the speaker selector thing would work??
Other info:
I am married with 2 smaller kids (youngest is 4). Translated, this means I need something that sounds good at lower volumes and doesn’t cost a fortune. I will crank up the music fairly loud when they aren’t around, too.
Music and TV/movies sound quality are of equal importance. No video games.
I will be buying new speakers soon, but haven’t picked them out yet. Still working on the wife re: speaker size and cost. Current likely speakers are Klipsch SB2’s for the front and SB1’s for the rear. SC-1 for the center.
The sub (JBL PB10) will stay in the system.
I was about ready to buy the Onkyo 601. It’s manual says that if you hook up Zone 2, then Zone 1 reverts to stereo. Not good.
I’ve looked up some info on the AVR 7200 and the AVR 330. Will the AVR330 do what I need?? It’s 55 watts per channel sounds too weak.
Any other receivers that cost under $750 (preferably $500) that might work??
Thanks for any help and sorry for sounding like the newbie I am.
Rayman