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One receiver and multiple sets of speakers?

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7/23/09 at 8:14pm
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My house has a set of 5.1 home theater speakers, and two pair of in-ceiling speakers: one pair in kitchen, one pair in master bedroom. I have a pioneer VSX-1016TXV receiver, which can take 7.1 home theater speakers. My problem is I want to connect those 3 sets of speakers to one receiver. What is the best way? I saw speaker selectors, but they are only for selecting multiple pairs of speakers. With one set of home theater, that makes the trouble. Any ideas? Thanks!
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7/23/09 at 8:36pm
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How about using the Zone 2 feature with a speaker selecter for the two pair of stereo speakers?
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7/23/09 at 10:07pm
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Thanks! Actually I found the zone 2 function in the manual just after I posted this thread. But for those two pair of speakers, I still need to pay a simple speaker selector, right?
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7/24/09 at 6:10am
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You will need a speaker switch box of some type if you plan to only run 1 of the 2 pair of speakers at a time.  If you want to run them both then a speaker distribution hub is needed.  http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=182-820

-Robert

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