Whole house audio amplifier

[Jmalone]

A lot of my work is in malls so I acquired a lot of 8” Bose in ceiling speakers
I also have a htd mc66 controller I have more than 6 zones but that is fine to get started.
I need to order the htd gateway along with a multi zone amplifier any recommendations?
I’ve been trying to get an htd one too expensive any good substitutes?

 

[everettT]

A lot of my work is in malls so I acquired a lot of 8” Bose in ceiling speakers
I also have a htd mc66 controller I have more than 6 zones but that is fine to get started.
I need to order the htd gateway along with a multi zone amplifier any recommendations?
I’ve been trying to get an htd one too expensive any good substitutes?

The HTD ones are pretty inexpensive FWIW

 

[WaynePflughaupt]

HTD is probably some of the cheapest multi-channel amps you’re going to find. Maybe you can find a used one on ebay.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[BMXTRIX]

eBay is the place to buy amps.

Most commercial installations use plenum rated 70v speakers. The speakers are typically of VERY low quality. They carry a high price tag due to their need of a plenum requirement and testing and licensing for use in a plenum environment. This drives a $30 speaker up to a $150 price point.

So, you will need to check to see what make/model the speaker actually is, what size the drive in use is, whether it is plenum rated or not, and whether it is 70v or 8 ohms.

I make a point of buying amps on eBay. The price is much better and you can pick up some really good 12 channel amps for under $400 that are 100% working. But, these are 8/4 ohm amps, they are not 70v amps.