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Thread: 7.1 Channels can they power multi-room speakers? |
    
New member Username: Breadbrian
Culver City ,
CA
United States
Post Number: 1
Registered: Sep-09
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| Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 03:51 pm: |
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Dear ecoustic gurus:
Recently my wife and I moved into a new home with pre installed ceiling speakers. Each room has a fader that controls the volume and the wires converge in the living room. I counted 6 pairs of wires. I was speaking to an audio friend of mine and he said we could potentially purchase a 7.1 channel and use each of the channels to power the separate speakers. Our needs are simple in that we want the same music in all the rooms. Do you recommend a multi channel amp? but from what i can see this far exceeds our budget. With our first baby due in February, I am looking for the cheapest way to make this possible. (need to start saving for a college fund )
Thank you everyone for your time and much needed advice! |
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Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 13566
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 05:19 pm: |
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Grab the most economical solution possibble and take care of the little ones. |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 13567
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 05:24 pm: |
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Ignore the built in speakers for now, buy a receiver and a pair of speakers for now from a pawn shop.
You are very soon going to be listening to a baby monitor 24/7 anyhow. so buy from a pawn shop.
Spend 50$
Trust me, when you have time for just you 2 together, you will be sleeping.
Congrats and good luck. |
New member Username: Breadbrian
Culver City ,
CA
United States
Post Number: 2
Registered: Sep-09
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| Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 06:31 pm: |
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wise words... true true thanks! |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 3088
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 05:45 pm: |
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Yes, you could use the receiver to power all the speakers. My old Pioneer receiver did "5.1 Stereo", which actually sounded surprisingly good. A newer receiver that does 7.1 would presumably be able to the same.
But Nuck is right. You're gonna be too tired to enjoy multi-room music for awhile. Been there, done that :-) Twice. |
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