Comments on: How do i wire up a pair of speakers on my deck outside using the reciever i have indoors? http://www.acoupower.com/speakers/how-do-i-wire-up-a-pair-of-speakers-on-my-deck-outside-using-the-reciever-i-have-indoors Subwoofer drivers Tue, 22 May 2012 16:41:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: MrAnniversary73 http://www.acoupower.com/speakers/how-do-i-wire-up-a-pair-of-speakers-on-my-deck-outside-using-the-reciever-i-have-indoors/comment-page-1#comment-7819 MrAnniversary73 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:25:59 +0000 http://www.acoupower.com/speakers/how-do-i-wire-up-a-pair-of-speakers-on-my-deck-outside-using-the-reciever-i-have-indoors#comment-7819 All you need to do it to get a speaker switch box such as the Monster Cable SS4 or SS6: http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/moncabmul4pa.html http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/moncabmulsel.html These boxes will allow you to either connect 4 (see Monster SS4) or 6 pair (see Monster SS6) of speakers and use them all at the same without causing harm to your system. Simple connect the main speaker outputs of your receiver to the speaker switch box amplifier inputs and then connect all of your speakers to the speaker switch box and your all set. There is even a protection circuit on the switch box that will trip if your system for some reason goes into red alert. Hope this helps.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/moncabmulsel.html http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/index.html All you need to do it to get a speaker switch box such as the Monster Cable SS4 or SS6:

http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/moncabmul4pa.html
http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/moncabmulsel.html

These boxes will allow you to either connect 4 (see Monster SS4) or 6 pair (see Monster SS6) of speakers and use them all at the same without causing harm to your system.

Simple connect the main speaker outputs of your receiver to the speaker switch box amplifier inputs and then connect all of your speakers to the speaker switch box and your all set.

There is even a protection circuit on the switch box that will trip if your system for some reason goes into red alert.

Hope this helps.
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http://www.wildwestelectronics.net/index.html

]]> By: beasties70 http://www.acoupower.com/speakers/how-do-i-wire-up-a-pair-of-speakers-on-my-deck-outside-using-the-reciever-i-have-indoors/comment-page-1#comment-7818 beasties70 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:00:59 +0000 http://www.acoupower.com/speakers/how-do-i-wire-up-a-pair-of-speakers-on-my-deck-outside-using-the-reciever-i-have-indoors#comment-7818 I don't know what model receiver you have (It would have been helpful to list it) but most low to mid end receivers use the surround channel amps to power a pair of "B" speakers. So you probably can't use all 5.1 speakers in your living room PLUS the "B" speakers all at the same time. You should be able to have 2.0 stereo from the two main speakers in your 5.1 set up and have 2.0 stereo play from the "B" speakers at the same time. Otherwise your only solution, if you insist on 5.1 music playing indoors while you are outside on your deck listening to a stereo pair of speakers, is to buy a separate stereo only receiver and daisy chain it to your main receiver. Quite frankly, I think simply having the 2.0 stereo indoors and out is good enough.<br><b>References : </b><br> I don’t know what model receiver you have (It would have been helpful to list it) but most low to mid end receivers use the surround channel amps to power a pair of "B" speakers. So you probably can’t use all 5.1 speakers in your living room PLUS the "B" speakers all at the same time.

You should be able to have 2.0 stereo from the two main speakers in your 5.1 set up and have 2.0 stereo play from the "B" speakers at the same time.

Otherwise your only solution, if you insist on 5.1 music playing indoors while you are outside on your deck listening to a stereo pair of speakers, is to buy a separate stereo only receiver and daisy chain it to your main receiver.

Quite frankly, I think simply having the 2.0 stereo indoors and out is good enough.
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]]> By: dr_proctor1 http://www.acoupower.com/speakers/how-do-i-wire-up-a-pair-of-speakers-on-my-deck-outside-using-the-reciever-i-have-indoors/comment-page-1#comment-7817 dr_proctor1 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:10:59 +0000 http://www.acoupower.com/speakers/how-do-i-wire-up-a-pair-of-speakers-on-my-deck-outside-using-the-reciever-i-have-indoors#comment-7817 depends on if you want to be able to run those speakers at the same time as your 5.1 or reciever inside. If thats the case you need a reciever with a powered zone 2 or a zone 2 that you have to hook another amp up too. Otherwise you just need a speaker switch. You can get them fairly cheap. I like the ones made by monster, hold up well for me. To do that you just hook the switch to your front left and right channels, your front speakers to input one, and your outdoors to input two. Most switches will let you play one set or both at the same time. hope it helps.<br><b>References : </b><br> depends on if you want to be able to run those speakers at the same time as your 5.1 or reciever inside. If thats the case you need a reciever with a powered zone 2 or a zone 2 that you have to hook another amp up too. Otherwise you just need a speaker switch. You can get them fairly cheap. I like the ones made by monster, hold up well for me. To do that you just hook the switch to your front left and right channels, your front speakers to input one, and your outdoors to input two. Most switches will let you play one set or both at the same time. hope it helps.
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]]> By: tech_woman_e_t http://www.acoupower.com/speakers/how-do-i-wire-up-a-pair-of-speakers-on-my-deck-outside-using-the-reciever-i-have-indoors/comment-page-1#comment-7816 tech_woman_e_t Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:04:59 +0000 http://www.acoupower.com/speakers/how-do-i-wire-up-a-pair-of-speakers-on-my-deck-outside-using-the-reciever-i-have-indoors#comment-7816 A while back, I wanted to have speakers connected in two rooms (which I did already have set up) connected to a stereo, but what I lacked was the ability to control the volume independently. I bit the bullet and got a speaker switch (Niles SSVC-4), that can accomodate 4 sets of speakers. (I don't know how that would work with your 5.1 setup.) But in my searches, I found that I couldn't get a multiroom speaker setup without getting multisource capability. I wasn't interested in multisource, and I like my receiver, so the speaker switch was the answer for me. You might have to go with a multisource unit. I hope this helps in some way.<br><b>References : </b><br> A while back, I wanted to have speakers connected in two rooms (which I did already have set up) connected to a stereo, but what I lacked was the ability to control the volume independently. I bit the bullet and got a speaker switch (Niles SSVC-4), that can accomodate 4 sets of speakers. (I don’t know how that would work with your 5.1 setup.) But in my searches, I found that I couldn’t get a multiroom speaker setup without getting multisource capability. I wasn’t interested in multisource, and I like my receiver, so the speaker switch was the answer for me. You might have to go with a multisource unit. I hope this helps in some way.
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]]> By: Rando http://www.acoupower.com/speakers/how-do-i-wire-up-a-pair-of-speakers-on-my-deck-outside-using-the-reciever-i-have-indoors/comment-page-1#comment-7815 Rando Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:37:59 +0000 http://www.acoupower.com/speakers/how-do-i-wire-up-a-pair-of-speakers-on-my-deck-outside-using-the-reciever-i-have-indoors#comment-7815 I think you need another receiver for the outside speakers. Unless your 5.1 allows you to feed two channels from one source and the remaining channels from another AND route them to an alternate pair of speakers, I don't think it can be done. At least not without opening your receiver and doing some creative soldering.<br><b>References : </b><br> I think you need another receiver for the outside speakers. Unless your 5.1 allows you to feed two channels from one source and the remaining channels from another AND route them to an alternate pair of speakers, I don’t think it can be done. At least not without opening your receiver and doing some creative soldering.
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