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In Reply to: RE: Just bought a house prewired with speakers- attempting to set it up properly. posted by chasetcurry on July 02, 2012 at 10:22:23
Probably won't be 'high end' sound but it's nice to be able to have music everywhere for non-critical listening. Some amps tolerate long speaker cable runs better than others. In my experience (I am a retail project manager - so I buy a lot of amps and connect them to quite long runs of cable) Yamaha amps are pretty good when it comes to driving long cables & not shutting down or getting hot. In fact they are pretty much bomb proof (never had one break in ten years - and they get a lot of abuse in shops). I'd try something from them in a multi-channel flavour. Unless you want to go a bit more up market - that would be a fairly inexpensive solution. Try before you buy !
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Thanks for the quick response.
That's ok with me if it isn't super "high-end" sound. It sounds like the Yamaha amp will be right up my alley.
Would something like the linked item work for the amount of cables that I have? Or will I need an additional piece of equipment? I've also noticed "12 channel" amps for sale, but those seem more suited for live music.
You can't use an amp designed to run two speakers to run 10 or 12. The amp will self destruct and likely take something with it.
Baba-Booey to you all!
Glad I asked. I've found the exact amp you recommended on Craigslist for $350. Seems like a steal, assuming it's in good condition.
Any thoughts on the wireless setup? Airplay has traditionally been pretty good for me, though it can randomly drop connections...
The Yam amp in the pic - if it's like the 480 AX's I use for the shops (and it looks like the one in the link is the replacement for the AX series) have enough binding posts for two pairs of speakers. You could wire a couple of speakers to it in series - making anything between 8 & 16 speakers in total - and it would not blow up.
But if funds allow - more channels would be a better solution - as Prisoners intimates.
I wonder if you could use two Yam amps & daisy chain them ?
I shall try & find out.
Hehe I don't think I need anything quite that dramatic... I'm considering a new low-end denon (link below). It has AirPlay built in, eliminating the need for an airport express!
Would that survive my 7 pairs of speakers combined into 4 cables total?
But I only use one in a single room. Look up Sonos and see if that's something yoou might be interested in....although it can get expensive.
Baba-Booey to you all!
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