7.1 x 2 from one receiver?

[SpacemanSpiff]

Greetings, I am a newcomer to Audioholics and Im hoping someone can help me. My dad asked me to help him find a receiver that can run 2 sets of 7.1 channel speakers in two separate rooms, or if not a switch box that can switch between two 7.1 speaker set ups.

I've been searching for receivers and switch boxes but all I've come up with is receivers with one 7.1 set up and a 2 channel Zone 2 set up, and switch boxes that can only switch between 2-6 pairs of speakers instead of two 7.1 set ups. Does anyone know if this is possible or do I have to have a receiver in each room?

Thanks for your time.
-Spiff

 

[mazersteven]

You might be better off with (2) receivers. One for each system.

 

[jamie2112]

You might be better off with (2) receivers. One for each system.

Agreed Mazer....

 

[Gimpy Ric]

I third Mazer. You would run miles of speaker wire for two 7.1 setups with the receiver in one room.

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

"You would run miles of speaker wire for two 7.1 setups with the receiver in one room."

The wiring for the speakers is already done and the wires routed into one room. Is there a receiver that has two 7.1 inputs that you can switch between or a switch box with 7.1 x 2 inputs? I've searched quite a bit and have come up emtpy handed. Do any of you know of something that can run this setup?

Thanks

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

Sorry for the double post.
I can already switch the 7.1 wires in the the back of the receiver that I have to run the two separate sets, but I'm hoping for a switch box or something that I can just flip a switch to flip between setups as opposed to unplugging one set and plugging in the other.

 

[Votrax]

There isn't a receiver that will power two 7.1 setup's. You can use one receiver to power one set and the pre-amp outputs to a seperate 7 channel amp to power the other room.

 

[bandphan]

There isn't a receiver that will power two 7.1 setup's. You can use one receiver to power one set and the pre-amp outputs to a seperate 7 channel amp to power the other room.

but there is a couple that will do 10.2

 

[markw]

There's more to that "separate receivers" idea than meets the eye.

All adjustments and setup has been done for the speakers and sub in one room environment. By putting another set of speakers in another room, it's going to need to be recalibrated for that room.

That's kinda like trying to share wheel alignments between cars.

The best way to do this is to have a separate receiver. It's a pity that you already ran the wires, but maybe you should have asked this question before you did that instead of after the fact.

 

[mazersteven]

Isn't there a RF remote, or something that can be operated in a different room? He can have both receivers in one rack.

The PowerBlaster (MRF-100B)
http://www.universalremote.com/product_detail.php?model=101

 

[Gimpy Ric]

Isn't there a RF remote, or something that can be operated in a different room? He can have both receivers in one rack.

The PowerBlaster (MRF-100B)
http://www.universalremote.com/product_detail.php?model=101

Niles Audio has some slick multiroom devices.

 

[mazersteven]

Niles Audio has some slick multiroom devices.

If I'm correct. Niles has nothing that can run 2-7.1 systems.