3-Zone alternatives for Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-820

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Hey,

In the near future I was planning to buy the following combination with a 2-zone setup:

* Yamaha RX-820 (700W = 100W x 7 (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.09 % THD, 2 ch driven)

* Boston Accoustics Soundware XS 5.1 SE (main zone: 4.95m by 4.5 m)

* 2 Boston Accoustics Soundware speakers (second zone: 4.2m by 3.2m)

First of all what does everybody think about this combo?

Second, are there alternatives to the RX-820 for a 3-zone setup? Problem with the RX-2020 and RX-3020 models is that they are way to powerfull for the soundware speakers... Are there 3-zone alternatives with about 100W per channel?

Best regards,

E.

 

[bigboss]

Your combo is very good. There's no such thing as "too powerful". Higher models will drive your speakers more effortlessly, although your speakers won't bring out the advantages of having a higher end receiver.

 

[Anonymous]

Your combo is very good. There's no such thing as "too powerful". Higher models will drive your speakers more effortlessly, although your speakers won't bring out the advantages of having a higher end receiver.

Thnx for the fast reply

So the specs of a Yamaha RX-A2020 receiver (1,260W = 140W x 9 (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.06% THD, 2ch driven), which can handle three zones, doesn't harm my Soundware speakers and oblige me to buy a more powerfull surround setup like Boston Accoustics A23/25 bookshelf speakers in combination with a A225C center speaker and ASW250 subwoofer?

Another problem that I have for the 3-zone setup is that there are only 2 connections at the back of the amplifier (RX-2020) for connecting an infrared amplifier/extender. Don't I need at least 3 IR-amplifier connections if the amplifier itself is placed out of sight in a cupboard? So 1 extender for the amp, 1 for zone 2 and 1 for zone 3?

Is it ok to use mini-jack connections in combination with regular speaker cable towards the rooms where the IR-extenders are coming?

Best regards,

E.