Paul Cockren
September 4th 03, 09:41 PM
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(Paul Cockren) wrote in message >...
> I am currently in the middle of buying components to setup a new
> system. I would like to have 5.1 surround in my living room, and two
> sets of speakers outdoors. One set will be going near my pool and the
> other near the hot tub. I would like the outdoor speakers to be
> playing from the same source, but be able to be controlled
> independently(as far as which speakers will be on and the volume of
> each). Another feature I would like is to be able to play a different
> source inside than the one outside(dvd player inside and cd player
> outside) or have them all play from the same source, but again have
> the volume of each set controlled independently. The salesperson at
> the local shop suggested a speaker selector (Russound 4.1 selector)
> and we already purchased the outdoor speakers from him. The question
> is if i use the speaker selector, what features do i need in a
> receiver to accomplish the tasks i would like? Or should i just go
> with a multi output amplifier? Any help would be appreciated...please
> email me at with any help you could offer...thanks
> -paul
(Paul Cockren) wrote in message >...
> I am currently in the middle of buying components to setup a new
> system. I would like to have 5.1 surround in my living room, and two
> sets of speakers outdoors. One set will be going near my pool and the
> other near the hot tub. I would like the outdoor speakers to be
> playing from the same source, but be able to be controlled
> independently(as far as which speakers will be on and the volume of
> each). Another feature I would like is to be able to play a different
> source inside than the one outside(dvd player inside and cd player
> outside) or have them all play from the same source, but again have
> the volume of each set controlled independently. The salesperson at
> the local shop suggested a speaker selector (Russound 4.1 selector)
> and we already purchased the outdoor speakers from him. The question
> is if i use the speaker selector, what features do i need in a
> receiver to accomplish the tasks i would like? Or should i just go
> with a multi output amplifier? Any help would be appreciated...please
> email me at with any help you could offer...thanks
> -paul