Multi zone setup help

[Serafin Sanchez]

New on the forum. I am upgrading my current HT system.i am looking for a new receiver. I would like to have 5:1 in my main room and would like to have my 4 outdoor speakers connected as well. I will be connecting a smart tv, blu-ray player, xbox and would like to have air play for my apple componenets. I have previously used A/B to add outdoor speakers, but now i want multi zones to play whatever we want, ie the same all over or seperate devices. I am not sure if i need 3 zones because of the 4 speakers. Thx for your help.

 

[Grador]

What is your budget? The problem you're going to run into is that most receivers will not allow any digital content to be played on the second zone. Some of the higher end units will do this though if you're willing to get a bit spendy. What sources will you want to be able to play outside? If it's possible to connect them all using analog connections for use in the second zone [and usually airplay will work for zone 2] then there are a wide variety of options for you.

 

[Serafin Sanchez]

I didn't want to spend more than $750 on the receiver. I was hoping I could play the airplay outside as well as CDs or DVD music from bluray. How would i connect them analog?

 

[Grador]

Using RCA connections, the good old red and white plugs.