Multi zone connections

[gcmarshall]

hi,

me again. and, a different topic this time. my yamaha RX-V2500 has zone 2 and zone 3 outputs. i plan on installing speakers in 2 other rooms for background music for dinner parties, etc.

each of these zone output on my receiver has a red/white analog audio jack. so, for example, the zone 2 audio output has two holes, one is red and the other is white; ie just like an analog input for a cd player, for example.

the manual says i should connect the zone 2 output to an external amp for driving my 2nd zone. however, a cursory web search indicates amps seem to have a single (unbalanced) input per channel. as stated above, my yamaha's zone 2 output is a pair of jacks. how do i connect the paired output to an amp? are there special amps for multi-zone applications such as this or is there a special cable i need to make this connection or is there something else i am missing (very likely)?

thx.

 

[gcmarshall]

i think i must be losing my mind; i made this more difficult than it needed to be i think. correct me if this is not the answer to my own question:

the zone 2 preouts on my receiver have 2 jacks as stated above. one of those must be for the right speaker in zone 2, while the other must be for the left speaker in zone 2. thus, it must be that i run 1 RCA cable from the zone 2 "white" jack to one of the unbalanced input on the external amp and i run another RCA cable from the zone 2 "red" jack to another unbalanced input on the external amp. then that external amp runs speakers wires from itself to the speakers in zone 2.

if i am correct, apologies for the worthless post. if i am wrong, please correct me.

appreciated.....

 

[jcPanny]

Amp connections

Correct, the 2 rca's are for the left in right channel of your zone 2 pre-amp output. Keep in mind, if you are not using 7.1 or presence speakers, your 2500 can power the zone 2 speakers (1 pair @ 8 ohms).

There are a couple different connection methods from the zone 2 amp to the speakers. Most audiosource type 2-channel amps are stable into 4 ohms. Thus, if you have two pairs of 8 ohm speakers, you can directly connect both pairs to the amp. If you want to add more speakers, you will either need additional amps or to implement impedence matching volume controls in each room. This will allow the amp to see an 8 ohm impedence with 2, 4, or 8 pairs of speakers connected. The power is divided, so a 100 Watt/ch amp will deliver 25 Watts to each of 4 speakers. Volume controls or a speaker selector are recommended anyway so that independently control the volume level in each room (loud in one, off in the other, etc.)