TimHifiPerson
Novice Member
Hello there
I am looking into creating a multi room sound setup. I want a pair of speakers in the living room that I will connect to a TV, and line in cable for my phone through an amplifier with switchable inputs. I also want a second pair of speakers in the kitchen, and this looks quite straightforward as many amps have twin speaker outputs.
However what occurred to me is I probably want a separate volume control in the kitchen, so that I don't need to walk through to the living room if I want to change the volume. Also, when watching a film, I probably want the kitchen speakers turned off.
Is there an easy way of doing this without having two amplifiers? I was hoping to use one good quality amplifier, instead of purchasing two cheaper units (to stay in my budget). I thought about putting a variable resistor in the cable leading to the kitchen speakers, but I am not sure a small pot can cope with the speaker cable current, and this also means changing the volume in the living room will effect the kitchen, so it is not a separate volume control really.
Is treating this as two separate systems the only way to really do this? I was considering:
Pioneer A 10 K amplifier
Wharfedale 9.0 speakers in the kitchen on wall mounts
Wharfedale 9.1 speakers in the living room
16AWG speaker cable
My budget is about £400 but flexible.
I am looking into creating a multi room sound setup. I want a pair of speakers in the living room that I will connect to a TV, and line in cable for my phone through an amplifier with switchable inputs. I also want a second pair of speakers in the kitchen, and this looks quite straightforward as many amps have twin speaker outputs.
However what occurred to me is I probably want a separate volume control in the kitchen, so that I don't need to walk through to the living room if I want to change the volume. Also, when watching a film, I probably want the kitchen speakers turned off.
Is there an easy way of doing this without having two amplifiers? I was hoping to use one good quality amplifier, instead of purchasing two cheaper units (to stay in my budget). I thought about putting a variable resistor in the cable leading to the kitchen speakers, but I am not sure a small pot can cope with the speaker cable current, and this also means changing the volume in the living room will effect the kitchen, so it is not a separate volume control really.
Is treating this as two separate systems the only way to really do this? I was considering:
Pioneer A 10 K amplifier
Wharfedale 9.0 speakers in the kitchen on wall mounts
Wharfedale 9.1 speakers in the living room
16AWG speaker cable
My budget is about £400 but flexible.