Not enough speaker inputs

[Spencer Brog]

I purchased a Sonos connect and hooked it up to my AV receiver.
I do not have enough speaker inputs on the back of the Sony STR-DE315 receiver to handle all of the sets of speakers I would like to power.
I only would like to power two sets of speakers max (4 speakers) at one time but I would like the ability to select from up 5 sets of speakers and access my itunes library or Spotify/Pandora via the Sonos on any of these pairs of speakers.
Ideally I would like to run all of the speakers into a large speaker input box and have the AV amplifier run through this box to power the speakers and be able to select up to two sets of speakers to play at one time. Is there a simple solution out there to solve this problem (like a switch) that you can select which speakers to power.

 

[Adam]

Welcome to the forum, Spencer!

Yes, there are speaker switch boxes available, and they aren't very expensive. You'll want to get one with impedance matching to help protect your receiver in case you toggle on so many sets that the impedance of the load drops down and it tries to supply too much current (although, the Sony may have a protection circuit to take care of itself - a lot of receiver do these days).

As just some examples of switches that may work for you, here are two from Monoprice that can handle at least five sets of speakers:
(*) 6-Channel Speaker Selector
(*) 8-Channel Speaker Selector

Because the Sony can run two sets of speakers at the same time (A and B front channels), you could hook up a switch to both sets if you wanted. Also, you could have the A pair always running in your main area and then toggle between others with the switch hooked up to the B outputs. So many options.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I highly recommend the ADCOM speaker selector/ switch box because it can take big wires and can handle plenty of power. I used to own a lot of speakers concurrently (Revel Salon2, B&W 802D2, Linkwitz Orion, Phil3, KEF 201/2) and I had them all connected to the ADCOM switch box. You can find this ADCOM box for around $75-$100 on ebay. Excellent sound quality. I've tried the Niles switch box, but the sound quality suffered and it only accepted the smallest girly wires.

 

[Adam]

The Monoprice switches look to be able to take wires just as large as that Sony can. Remember, man, not everyone is rockin' the same speakers and electronics as you.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

The Monoprice switches look to be able to take wires just as large as that Sony can. Remember, man, not everyone is rockin' the same speakers and electronics as you.

The Monoprice will accept little 14-16G bare wires with cheap binders.

The Adcom GFS-600 accepts 12G banana and the GFS-6 accepts 12G bare wires with heavy duty quality binders you'll find on big amps.

 

[Adam]

My point was that the Adcom might be overkill for the OP's gear, and it's more expensive. Thicker wires could always be used with the Monoprice switches in combination with the right terminations. However, Spencer has some options to look at and can decide what is best for his set up. There are a lot of switches out there.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

My point was that the Adcom might be overkill for the OP's gear, and it's more expensive.

That's true. I wasn't paying attention.

I forgot that he has the Sony and I don't even know what his speakers are.

The Adcom is overkill.

 

[Adam]

The Adcom is overkill.

Maybe, but I'm glad that you pointed it out. It's always nice to know the options before you buy.