I want to drive 2 outdoor speakers with the indoor speakers off. I believe this is zone 2, can this unit do this and how hard is it to set up?
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Straight stereo receivers have speaker A/B buttons that allow you to do that. Surround sound receivers don't usually. If you want to use this unit that way you'll have to run the front left and right speaker wires into an external speaker selector box and then from there run two more sets of wires to wherever you want to place the speakers.
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My husband has connected our external TV speakers to the unit and turned off the TV speakers. He said it was not very user friendly, but with perseverance it can be done. Sorry, I don't know what zone 2 is.
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Sorry -- my son set this up for me and I didn't pay much attention to what he was doing nor have I read the manual.
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Think of this unit as 5 individual power amps to do as you please. Use "Y" input connectors to create 2 sets of 2 speaker outputs. Add an external equalizer if you need further adjustments. What you'll want to do with the 5th channel is anyone's guess. I hope this helps.
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I am currently using this outside with a pair of Boston Acoustic outdoor speakers. In my application, the control is under a covered porch.
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Seems like an expensive solution since you would need 2 units and 4 speakers and I wonder if the signal would be broadcast out from the head unit to drive both sets of speakers correctly.
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No. Compare for example to the Denon AVR-E400 which is a 7.1 receiver, where you have the option of running it in 5.1 mode, plus having a pair of "Assignable" outputs which you can use to power your "Zone 2" speakers -- in other words you could use the E400 to run 5 speakers plus a powered subwoofer inside the house, and then use the other two "assignable" outputs, instead of using them for 7.1 "Surround Back L+R" you use them for your stereo outdoor L+R speakers. Being able to use two outputs of a 7.1 receiver to instead power a remote pair of loudspeakers is a common feature of 7.1 receivers, but not of 5.1 receivers like the E300.
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You will want a receiver with multi-zones, some will allow both to work off the main receiver and others require a separate amplifier for the second zone, all depends on how much you want to spend, found an article that does a pretty good job of walking you thru the pros and cons. Link: http://hometheater.about.com/od/audiocomponents/a/multizoneinfo.htm Amazon has a 2 zone receiver, but it is a bit pricey, read the specs to make sure it is what you want. Link: http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-RX-A1030-7-2-Channel-Aventage-Receiver/dp/B00D1VX2HS/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1397003276&sr=1-2&keywords=yamaha+aventage+rx-a1020 If you want the cheapest option, go with a speaker switch so you can control which speakers are on or off at any given time. Link: http://www.amazon.com/Speaker-Selector-Switcher-Control-900-Watt/dp/B004C6O86A
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Dear TriplsJs15, Thanks for your inquiry. The Zone 2 in the AVR-S900W can play a separate source from the main source. There are no preouts on this receiver to use a separate amplifier for zone 2. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance! Regards, Eric Cohen World Wide Stereo
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Dear Frank,Thanks for your inquiry. Most surround receivers no longer refer to second zone as "B"--they call it Zone 2. The AVR-S900 can either be configured to play 7.2 in one room, or 5.2 in the main room and use the 2 additional amplifier channels to power the zone 2 speakers. Please let me know if I can be of additional assistance.Regards,Eric CohenWorld Wide Stereo
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No speaker b zone. Receiver will detect your speakers automatically, whether 4 or 5. Manual speaker setup is also available. 4 speakers 2 for front and 2 for surround, 5th speaker adds center speaker if desired.
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Yes, you have the option of playing one, two, three, or four sets of speakers (labeled A, B, C, AND D). I wired the speaker selector to toggle sound between the living room and the outside patio. It's nice to be able to do both at the same time if needed. I hope this answers your question
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Hi. I think you will have to connect one to zone 1 and the other one to zone 2 but to make sure please contact yamaha and they will assist you further. thank you
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You can pick any input for your Zone 2 speakers while playing different content on the main zone. The only exemption I have found is with the Apple TV. For some reason the only way I can make the Apple TV to play on Zone 2 is by selecting the Party Mode option which play the Selected input at both Zones.
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I don't think so. You'd use the switch if you wanted to selectively drive 2 PAIRS of speakers from the 2nd zone. The switch would allow you to drive Pair A or Pair B or A+B.
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I have never actually used Zone 2, but according to the Instruction Manual you will need a second amp
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It depends on the amp. I have experience only with Onkyo and Yamaha, both of which have a "zone 2", which is what is hooked up to the speakers in another room. In this case you would hook up the 'zone 2 out".
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Dear TriplsJs15,Thanks for your inquiry. The Zone 2 in the AVR-S900W can play a separate source from the main source. There are no preouts on this receiver to use a separate amplifier for zone 2. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance!Regards,Eric CohenWorld Wide Stereo
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Hi, I think the factory unit will not have enough power to drive the speakers. Maybe you like to consider the JBL Amp which I am using it beautiful and easy to set up. I have the JBL GTO-5EZ maybe for your smart 1 pair of speaker and a GTO3EZ will work perfectly.