“What size receiver or amplifier is suggested? I will be running a total of eight speakers, 2-Polk Atrium 4 on an upper deck, 2-Insignia NS-SP213 in my den and 4-Polk MC80 in ceiling over my patio all with 8 Ohm ea. I will be running all in conjunction with a Mac Pro which has bluetooth. However, I will not be utilizing any more than four speakers at any given time. Do I need an amplifier or a receiver? How many watts are suggested for such and are there any other requirements that I would I need to consider so as to safely use my SSVC$ selector. The folks at Best Buy weren't so helpful or forthcoming in this regard. Thanks”
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When using two zones and the protection circuit not engaged the maximum amplifier power is 120 watts/channel. If you are going to use more than 2 zones at a time the protection circuit will need to be engaged and the maximum amplifier power is then 40 watts/channel.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This really depends on how loud you want your music to be. My first thought is to use a 1,000 watt amplifier and run higher power line transformers such as Lowell TLM10070A High Performance 100W, 70V. You can go down to lower taps such as 32 watts or lower like 10 but 10 would be really just for doctor's office type background music. There are more receivers now-a-days that can distribute power to multiple zones as well. But do be careful as most of the multiple zone receivers will still require you to have a separate amp. Most of the multi-zone receivers are only giving you extra "pre-amp" outputs which are no more than RCA output jacks to connect to another amp or receiver...
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