Help finding a good receiver to power speakers in several rooms

[Resident Loser]

Looking for help finding the right receiver. I want to power speakers in 5 -6 rooms. Dont need a ton of power, but I do want very good sound. I'm thinking that a speaker switcher and IM volume controls will work so I wont have to go to a multiroom amp?

...some options one could cobble together, consumer level gear isn't really designed for these applications.

As mentioned, commercial-type, multi-area systems from companies such as Russound or Niles are probably your best bet, as they have all the gear required to do what you want.

jimHJJ(...good luck...)

[Lane]

Great info - thanks for the help. As suggested, I'll try to explain what I"m after more clearly....

This is not a commercial application and I don't need multi source audio. I only want to be able to get audio, from one source at at time, throughout my house. I plan on in wall/ceiling speakers - 5 - 6 pair and none of them need to be huge. Not looking to rock the house, just to get nice sound throughout. What I have learned so far is that I can do this with a speaker selector and IM volume controls - but thats what I'm trying to clarify. I would sure rather save the expense of a multi-room amp.

First I've heard of the 70v speakers.... I'll look up the nuvo alternative

Oh, budget? Hard to say - I'm hoping for under $2,500

[Lane]

Still looking for help here.....

I've looked into Nuvo - looks good - anyone have experience with them? Are there other alternatives that I should be looking at within my price range?

I'm still considering the receiver/speaker selector option - don't know which is the better/more cost effective way to go...

Thanks

[ToddL]

Still looking for help here.....

I've looked into Nuvo - looks good - anyone have experience with them? Are there other alternatives that I should be looking at within my price range?

I'm still considering the receiver/speaker selector option - don't know which is the better/more cost effective way to go...

Thanks

I have lots of experience with the Nuvo, it works well. I haven't heard any complaints yet. It is easy and clean. There are similar things, I think another one is either Denon or distributed by Denon and it may run a bit cheaper though the Nuvo should be right in the range your looking at.
The power amp/speakers way should still be more cost effective. I did some comparing for you.

[Lane]

I have lots of experience with the Nuvo, it works well. I haven't heard any complaints yet. It is easy and clean. There are similar things, I think another one is either Denon or distributed by Denon and it may run a bit cheaper though the Nuvo should be right in the range your looking at.
The power amp/speakers way should still be more cost effective. I did some comparing for you.

I'm narrowing my decision and looking more closely at the Nuvo system. I wonder if I can get more info, maybe some first hand experience reports?

I"m looking at the 4 zone Simplese - it looks like I can run two pair of speakers off a zone, if necessary, though with some reduced volume- anyone tried it? Also - its appears to have only two sources - is that true? If so, is there a way I can feed two sources into one input with a splitter - not to run at the same time of course...

Thanks