Whole house audio setup recommendations for Onkyo

Whole house audio setup recommendations for Onkyo

Tim, I'd just use this one on the mains and the kitchen. That should do the trick. You may have to adjust your levels a little in surround modes to make your theater right. Remember to turn off any surround modes to get sound in the kitchen.
Name : Tim Message : Hello, I`m putting a system in using an Onkyo receiver that has outputs for Main speakers (A) and remote speakers (B). The receiver has a multisource switch for the remote speakers so I can control the volume to these separately and I have those speakers outside. I want to add a pair of speakers (probably in wall) to the kitchen and I want to be able to controll there volume separately from the Main speakers. So, in the kitchen, I will be listening to the same thing that is on the main speakers in the living room, but I want to be able to control the volume from in the kitchen. Can you recommend volume controls and in wall speakers? Or any other recommendation that I can do with this setup to get sound in the kitchen. I saw the tabletop speaker switches with volume control. That would allow me to adjust the volume from where the receiver is. I thought that I would need a speaker switch at the receiver anyway to add the kitchen speakers. Thanks, Tim

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