Newb looking for some help - Multi-zone amp

[LoungeRat]

Hey there...

I'm an IT/AV director, so I'm only a newb in the sense that there are a few things I haven't had the pleasure of purchasing in the last 7 years in the field.

I wired my house pretty amazingly I'd say...and now would like to send a single audio source (probably just the zone 2 outputs of my main receiver) out to speakers throughout the house and outdoors.

I'm also on a budget - so something I could find used on ebay/craigslist would be awesome.

For the 3 rooms that sound quality really matters, I have cabling just sending the source to separate receivers and their own inputs...so the living rooms are good to go. I'm looking for a multi-channel amp though to send to maybe 4 pairs of speakers...what type of unit should I be looking for? Just need to take one source and amplify it, don't need any bells and whistles other than channel on/off.

Thanks aplenty,
LoungeRat

 

[Hasselhof]

Hi.

Elan, AMC and Earthquake makes decent multi zone amps. each amp having 16 channels.

I have worked with both the AMC and the Earthquake and they are both solid units.

 

[AVRat]

If you intalled impedance matching volume controls on those speakers, you may be able to use something like a Yamaha P3500/2500 for power.

BTW, glad to see another RAT join the pack, welcome to the site.