Noob question about 2nd set of speakers for Zone 2 output (1 Viewer)

Sorry if this is a stupid question but this stuff baffles me sometimes. I have an Onkyo TX-NR809 receiver with a pretty nice home theater setup attached to it. I have a touchscreen jukebox I built into the computer that is attached to the setup but I don't want the sound to output to the current home theater speakers. I have 4 additional speakers that are placed throughout the man cave that I would like the juke to output to. I'm assuming I need to use the Zone 2 function on my receiver but they are red/white inputs and not speaker wire terminals. So my question is, what do i need to purchase in order to connect the 4 speakers to the Zone 2 input on my receiver. Am I looking for an inexpensive amp to accomplish this?

Andrew Mumford_295759 said:

Am I looking for an inexpensive amp to accomplish this?

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That is correct.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Any suggestions on an inexpensive choice? It's just going to power 4 low end Polk speakers at a fairly high volume.

P.S Welcome to the Forum!

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

http://www.amazon.com/AudioSource-AMP-100-Stereo-Power-Amplifier/dp/B00026BQJ6

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/213862-REG/Alesis_RA_150_RA150_Amplifier.html

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Thank you

If your speakers are 4-ohm you will need an amp for each pair.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

And if you're really serious about that "high volume" thing those amps may not cut it.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

One other thing to consider - check your Onkyo manual to see if it will output digital inputs via zone 2 or just analog. Many receivers will only output sources connected via analog connections (red/white RCA) to zone 2.

Not sure how your computer is connected, but I would suspect it's currently a digital connection (either coaxial or toslink).

If the jukebox is the only source, and all the channels in the Onkyo are already in use(5.1 or 7.1?)...Run the juke directly to amps. Don't even involve the Onkyo.