Can I hook up speakers to the "Zone 2" or do I need a second amp or receiver to power them?
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I have never actually used Zone 2, but according to the Instruction Manual you will need a second amp
1765091
I would suggest checking with Onkyo Tech Support. Hope that helps! Good luck!
1278915
You definitely can hook them up but if you're after quality stereo sound this isn't the amp you want since it has a mono output. You might want to read about hooking speakers up in series and parallel to get the desired impedance.
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You're all set with this receiver. No extra amps needed. I use this receiver to power my 9.2 surround system and zone 3 speakers and it works great.
1001771
You can hook up any speakers as long as you have speaker wire and the watt usage...if the watts to your speakers can handle the watts of your pye you are good
865358
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
1348755
Not sure I will be of much help, as I am not certain what you are asking. However, the speakers simply function/act as any other speakers that you would hook up to your receiver.
1390672
Personally im using dedicated receiver for my speakers outdoors with a Zone 3 line ran to it. I am using a dedicated receiver for the purpose of the "A" & "B" so that i can control two separate zones in my yard. Ex. Zone "A" is around the pool and Zone "B" is the BBQ lounging area and when we are having a party Zone's "A" and "B" at the same time. But these speakers do need a dedicated amp to run them but any amp with a minimum of at least 100 watts per channel will be ok. but it really comes down to how much you want to spend. Check out "Sony STRDH130 2 Channel Stereo Receiver" or even some cheap Pyle stereo amps here on amazon.
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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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I have them hooked up to 2 1200 watt speakers. The amp only can be hooked up via speaker wire tho
1869354
you only need to power 2 small speakers. you don't need a lot of power. Any receiver will work.
745298
If your receiver is powering the speaker zones, then I would say connect it to " speaker out" on the receiver.
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I'm reading through the manual in anticipation of mine arriving, and it looks like you can wire them separately. The complexity comes from the fact that there appear to be two separate drivers in the speaker enclosure, but you only have a single center channel out of the receiver. The simple way to go is to only drive one of the speakers, and ignore the second driver in the enclosure. If you want to be adventurous, you could think about wiring the two speakers in parallel. The drivers appear to be 8ohm, so two wired in parallel would show a 4ohm load to the receiver. If the receiver is rated to handle a 4 ohm load, then you should be good to go. If, on the other hand you were to wire them in series, you would get a 16 ohm load, which would be easier for the receiver to drive, but would probably be too quiet. Good Luck
1795809
You need Receiver/Amplifier to power those speakers, It's possible to buy more than 2.0 (Stereo) Channel Amplifier and hook up to 8 Speakers at once.
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Yes. There is a HDZONE setting that will output the same or different source from the primary source. It is a HDMI output. I have not tried to provide power to a second set of speakers from the receiver along with the HDZONE as I am just using a TV in the other room. This may be possible but I have nto had the need to try. I do use the line level outputs to a separate amp for ZONE 2 which we use for 10 sets of stereo built in speakers around the house. ZONE 2 and HDZONE share the second source so they are not independent.
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Thanks for your question. You will require speaker wires to be run from your equipment rack to the rooms that you would like speakers in. If you hook up a 7 channel surround system, the remaining zones can be driven using separate amplifiers to run the additional zones. If you hook up a 5 channel surround system, the remaining speaker outputs may be reassigned for one of the other zones. Best thing might be to go to the manufacturer's site and download the full users manual to determine if this unit's features will work for you individual application. This is a fantastic sounding receiver. World Wide Stereo is 35 years old and a very proud Pioneer dealer.
95662
Run the amps from the pre-amp outputs on your receiver. YOu should have at least two sets of pre-amp outs
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Yes you will run from zone 2 on receiver into this box where you have up to 4 pair of speakers to select from one, two, three, or four at a time. Be careful though as the box makes your amp work a little harder so don't turn all the way up and if it starts running hot just use one or two pair at a time.