AV Receivers with on-board Zone 2 speaker outs

[eastendmyfreind]

Hi all & happy Saturday

Having waited approx 10 years due to house not being appropriate & wife not being convinced I've just splashed out on a lovely brand spanking AV system in new house. Yamaha RX-V675 amp, B&W 685 S2 5.1 speakers, Pioneer Blu ray etc. The kit was all bought from Sevenoaks in Surbiton and I was very happy with the service on the whole.

However part of the requirement was for another pair of speakers in the kitchen (I skimped a bit and went for Q Acoustics 2020is). When wiring everything up earlier in the week I discovered that instead of Zone 2 *speaker* connections, there is actually a pair of Zone 2 *phono* outs, that I presume require further amplification for the second set of speakers.

Drat! I do have another amp, but was hoping to get the Zone 2 connections out of one box. Otherwise my already pretty full AV rack is going to look even more immense...

So, is it possible to get Zone 2 speaker connections as well as the usual 5.1 in one receiver box? Which AV receivers do this and are they any good?

Thanks in advance

 

[epj1987]

There are zone 2 speaker connections on a RX-V675. They're labelled 'Zone 2/F.Presence'. All you need to do is select the right speaker configuration in the menu to run a zone 2. Hope that helps.

 

[Petherick]

I'm pretty sure with this amp you can assign the extra surround speaker output (the '7' channel output) as Zone 2 and therefore drive the speakers directly. But you can only send analogue inputs to zone 2.

I think a morning reading the manual with a cup of tea is in order!

 

[eastendmyfreind]

WOW! RTFM! Great advice, thanks

I will report back shortly!

 

[jonathanRD]

I'm pretty sure with this amp you can assign the extra surround speaker output (the '7' channel output) as Zone 2 and therefore drive the speakers directly. But you can only send analogue inputs to zone 2.

I think a morning reading the manual with a cup of tea is in order!

I have the Onkyo TX-NR609 and it can only send analogue to Zone 2 - luckily this was not an issue to me, but yes have a good look at the manual, as only sending analogue signals may seriously restrict what music you had planned to send to your kitchen.

 

[eastendmyfreind]

OK, all sorted now thanks guys.

You're right though it's a more limited selection of inputs, but includes iPod/USB / AirPlay / NAS streaming so all good. Also I was just jumping around my kitchen to bangin drum and bass too - good start to a Saturday!

Thanks for your help

 

[Petherick]

Great, enjoy!