Folks, please help,i have two Subs,one indoors is use for both 2ch &amp; for movies,the other is for zone 2 music only.How do I hook these items up? THX!
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The answer above re 2 subs shd answer this question. There are two sub outs back of this receiver, both are sitting under a center channel out.
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Dear Frank,Thanks for your inquiry. Most surround receivers no longer refer to second zone as "B"--they call it Zone 2. The AVR-S900 can either be configured to play 7.2 in one room, or 5.2 in the main room and use the 2 additional amplifier channels to power the zone 2 speakers. Please let me know if I can be of additional assistance.Regards,Eric CohenWorld Wide Stereo
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Dear TriplsJs15,Thanks for your inquiry. The Zone 2 in the AVR-S900W can play a separate source from the main source. There are no preouts on this receiver to use a separate amplifier for zone 2. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance!Regards,Eric CohenWorld Wide Stereo
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Yes, this is the way I use it. I use the surround sound inside and zone 2 is set up outside.
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Do you mean like having audio in the living room, and a separate amplified output in the kitchen? NO, it only has one zone. I have it installed at the TV room, where I've installed 8 speakers (2 front, 2 sides, 2 back, 1 central, 1 subwoofer). Some receivers may take the 2 back speakers for a second zone when playing 5.1 and lower audio streams, this one in particular doesn't have that feature.It does have a composite video out (Video + R/L Audio) where you can tap the low level audio stream and input it to an external amplifier, but you won't have control over the content, it will play the same audio as in the main room. Do you mean like having audio in the living room, and a separate amplified output in the kitchen? NO, it only has one zone. I have it installed at the TV room, where I've installed 8 speakers (2 front, 2 sides, 2 back, 1 central, 1 subwoofer). Some receivers may take the 2 back speakers for a second zone when playing 5.1 and lower audio streams, this one in particular doesn't have that feature.It does have a composite video out (Video + R/L Audio) where you can tap the low level audio stream and input it to an external amplifier, but you won't have control over the content, it... » Read More Do you mean like having audio in the living room, and a separate amplified output in the kitchen? NO, it only has one zone. I have it installed at the TV room, where I've installed 8 speakers (2 front, 2 sides, 2 back, 1 central, 1 subwoofer). Some receivers may take the 2 back speakers for a second zone when playing 5.1 and lower audio streams, this one in particular doesn't have that feature.It does have a composite video out (Video + R/L Audio) where you can tap the low level audio stream and input it to an external amplifier, but you won't have control over the content, it will play the same audio as in the main room. « Show Less
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Sorry, Mark, but I have not tried either. My perception is that you need an AMPLIFIED source of audio such as audio out from an amplifier or TV, but it's possible that your DVD player and/or Dish will have sufficient amplification to work fine. My recommendation is to call the manufacturer's support line and ask. The documentation is so good that I'll be surprised if they cannot give you a quick and authoritative answer--they really seem focused on keeping the user happy. I continue to be very, very pleased with my ZVOX 555. My wife and I love that we can actually hear and understand virtually 100% of the dialog from the satellite, local channels, and DVD, sooooo much better than playing it through our stereo amplifier/receiver. My only wish is for a little more bass. We're leaving in a few days for summer away from our home here in Florida, but when we return in the fall I plan to look into adding a subwoofer to the system to provide more bass. The ZVOX 555 has a subwoofer output and there are plenty of small subwoofers available, so I don't think getting a little more bass be an issue. Wish I had a more complete answer for you!
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I suggest first you refer to your receiver manual and tweak from there. if you use it for music and movies you may have more than one setting. it will be trial and error and you might have to make more adjustments after the break in period. good luck and enjoy!
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If you do airplay, it won't work. Zone 2 airplay only works while zone 1 also does airplay. Learned the hard way. Having to send it back.
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According to the manual, you can hook up the .7 speakers to power your line one eut. I haven't done this yet. The problem might then be that you can play zone one and two together, or zone one along, but not zone two alone?
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I don't have zone 2 hooked up, but there does not seem to be any restriction on what sources you can play in zone 2. The manual is online at the Denon site, and I just checked my copy and it doesn't provide any caveats about sources you can use in zone 2.
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Thanks for the reply. I see your point about hooking the sub through to the main speaker outs and then to the L/R fronts. I guess that would be pushing it quite a bit. Thanks for the tips on the powered sub. At $80, I can't really go wrong. One last thing: If I wanted to forgo the rear speakers, could the sub be hooked up to the surround outs or am I letting my complete ignorance show here? Thanks again.
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My sound system receiver fried. I would like to hook this directly to my tv or dvd system. Neither of them have speaker jacks. They both have one rca out or multiple s video/audio spots. How does this hook into them? I do not see any outlets other than speaker wire.
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How about a Onkyo amp that im using for zone 2 by our pool on a Denon AVR 990, its a two channel amp with two RCA plugs, 2 in and 2 out for left and right. I have no way to adjust bass and treble when using zone 2. Haven't used an EQ since the early 1980's lol..
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ChrisI have the same situation, the sub is in the far corner of my combined kitchen / family room, to the far left of my TV and sound bar. The location in the room makes no difference as far as I can tell. In fact the setup menu lets you adjust the sub for location, but I just leave it on the default which sounds great.I am planning to get on remote speaker to sit behind me in the kitchen so I will have full surround sound.Good luck to you!
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There are a couple options for zone 2 connections. There is an hdmi zone 2 output, if you want to output direct to a tv or separate reciever as zone 2. There are analog stereo outputs to go to a separate zone 2 power amp. And finally the surround back l/r speaker posts are assignable as stereo zone 2 outputs if you wish to power zone 2 speakers directly from the reciever and don't need to use those already for surround back speakers. Denon has the full manual online which describes all this in detail on their product page.
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I did significant research on this connection for my AV server and my analysis concluded that a Y-RCA cable was not needed nor was it recommended. My sub sounds quite impressive with both movies and music. I do suggest that you use a high quality shielded RCA cable.
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ANY info or input on properly setting up ZONE 2 on any Onkyo receiver would be helpful. I cannot get sound from my outdoor speakers. Volume control on receiver when in Zone 2 reads 00 and will not adjust. HELP!