I have 6 zones of 2 speakers. Can I play separate audio in all 6 zones at the same time? TV, MP3 player, iTunes, etc??
1845990
Assuming your 2 speakers in each zone are in stereo, no. For 6 zones, you would need 12 channels (2x6), and this amp is only an 8 channel amp. If however you only had four zones, yes--this amplifier has individual inputs for each 8 channels but keep in mind that is does not provide switching so whatever device (input) is plugged into that 'zone' will be the one played--you can not switch inputs without plugging and unplugging cables in the back. If you wanted easy switching, you would need a seperate pre-amp/switcher kind of device to do that. (And to clarify for others, you can also plug in stereo inputs and the amp can internally cascade the same signal throughout all 8 channels (in stereo x4).
221119
Yes you can play the A and B speakers at the same time. I play mine that way. You won't get the "surround sound" because it's a two channel stereo system. I have two speakers in the corner and the tv in the middle and two speakers in the other corner with the couch in the middle. Sounds good to me without all those wires needed for the surround system. Plus I'm not a fan of the sub-woofer systems. I have one for my computer but if I really want to hear good sound I will run the computer through the Marantz and ((((((B O O M)))))), music and movies are excellent!!!...
839391
Thanks for your question. You could run two pair of outdoor speakers off of an external amplifier that would hook up to one of the zone line outputs. If you run the outside off of unused speaker outputs, then I would not play two pair of outdoor speakers very loudly when playing them simultaneously. This is a fantastic sounding receiver. World Wide Stereo is 35 years old and a very proud Pioneer dealer.
936376
You can pair multiple speakers but I believe the source will only play one speaker at a time. But I will say that I had to return this speaker as it kept shutting itself on and off. Seller was great about the return. Just a faulty product.
327635
Zone 2 (audio 2-channel stereo) is useless. It can only pass through analog input sources (e.g. NOT HDMI, because why would you want audio with that HDMI picture on zone 2?) Also it has 2 HDMI outputs, but if you select to pass audio out through HDMI (because Zone 2 audio isn't support on HDMI input) then your zone 1 becomes a 2-channel stereo (not 5.1). There are so many limitations and caveats on use of zone 2, you might as well forget it exists.
2083417
Yes you can or you can use a splitter and do three that's how I have it and it plays fine for me good luck with yours
646193
You can use the output of zone 2 as the analog input of the main zone. Put anything you want on zone 2 (except airplay apparently) and change the main zone to the analog inputs. This is a trick we use with automation systems.
468001
If you have MAC, you can set up several of Z2s and play multiple in multiple rooms via airplay thru iTune. Check out this link. http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202106
110169
Old guy here too. The "A/B" thing is pretty much replaced with Zone 1, Zone 2, etc. It's like a B set of speakers, but Zone 1 (your main room where the 5.1 is) can play one thing, and Zone 2 (your patio) can play something completely different, because there are multiple amps in the AVR. So, you can play a CD in Zone 1 (main room), and listen to Pandora in Zone 2 (patio). Of course, you can play the same thing in both zones if you like. It's more versatile than simple A/B.
290790
curious if you figured this out...i just remodeled my house and ran speaker wire in 3 different locations that I would like to control from one unit and have the ability to listen to 1 room, 2 or all 3
1237900
Yes. Each zone is controlled by a source. If you have 3 different music sources than each one will support one zone. Example: zone 1 - radio, zone 2 - pandora, zone 3 - CD player
719687
Yes. I have five Sony SANS500 in five different rooms and I can play to all five at the same time. Please note, that all the speakers must be on the same wifi network.
707133
I don't think so. I think you can only stream to one speaker at a time when streaming from a device. If you have itunes on a computer you can stream to multiple at the same time.
428329
It would depend on which program you are using to play the music. I use iTunes and can use two speakers at once and they play very well. Just think about where your wireless router is in relation to the speakers. If the signal is too weak it may have trouble playing seamlessly.
1212318
Thanks for the question. This 4 zone speaker selector actually has only 1 input. The output is to connect to another selector and then there are the outputs to the 4 sets of speakers. There are models that have 2 inputs so you can play two different sources at the same time in different rooms. Contact AV-Express for more information.
419055
That would depend on the source. Each speaker can only sync to one device. I am using a Synology NAS box as the source and it will allow me to simultaneiusly play to 3 different Bluetooth devices but they are independent playlists and not synchronized to each other.
1743917
It does work that way. I have 4 "rock" speakers in my backyard (A&B;), and a pair in my master bath (D). They can all function at the same time. You can select one or all 'zones'.