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Vojak
Enthusiast
Hi All,
I'm having some problems figuring out the best way to hook up my whole house audio system with the equipment I currently have. Basically I have the following:
1. Central control box in the MB closet. In there are a ton of speaker wires (for each room that has in ceiling speakers) which are working properly since I tested one by one.
2. A master source audio cable runs down to the living room (also in working condition)
3. In the living room I have an Yamaha HTR-5890 AV reciever
4. Each of the rooms that have speakers also have volume controls
What I was planning on doing was to connect the wire running down to the living room to my reciever and put a 6 pair speaker selector on the other end in the MB closet. The way I connect to the reciever can be one out of two:
1. Use speaker set "B" (since A is for the surround sound). This means I will not be able to utilize the surround and whole house audio at the same time.
2. Use the Zoning support of the receiver to eliminate the restriction in (1).
In either of the two cases I am worried if I have enough juice to drive 6 pairs of speakers with my reciever downstairs. Also, I know that the volume controls should have impedence matching capabilities but I am not sure if they do or how to find out. I've attached a picture of one of the volume controls in hopes that someone can identify just by looking at it.
Does this seem like a workable setup?
Any Feedback and/or help greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
Vojak
I'm having some problems figuring out the best way to hook up my whole house audio system with the equipment I currently have. Basically I have the following:
1. Central control box in the MB closet. In there are a ton of speaker wires (for each room that has in ceiling speakers) which are working properly since I tested one by one.
2. A master source audio cable runs down to the living room (also in working condition)
3. In the living room I have an Yamaha HTR-5890 AV reciever
4. Each of the rooms that have speakers also have volume controls
What I was planning on doing was to connect the wire running down to the living room to my reciever and put a 6 pair speaker selector on the other end in the MB closet. The way I connect to the reciever can be one out of two:
1. Use speaker set "B" (since A is for the surround sound). This means I will not be able to utilize the surround and whole house audio at the same time.
2. Use the Zoning support of the receiver to eliminate the restriction in (1).
In either of the two cases I am worried if I have enough juice to drive 6 pairs of speakers with my reciever downstairs. Also, I know that the volume controls should have impedence matching capabilities but I am not sure if they do or how to find out. I've attached a picture of one of the volume controls in hopes that someone can identify just by looking at it.
Does this seem like a workable setup?
Any Feedback and/or help greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
Vojak