We recently moved into home that has 2 ceiling speakers in kitchen, 2 ceiling speakers in dining room, and 2 outdoor speakers on patio. Each area has its own volume control knob. Everything is being pushed through same Home stereo receiver that is more than 10 yrs old. There are only 2 sets of wires (+\-) that are able to run to receiver. I have one set plugged in to Right, other set plugged into Left. The receiver is rated 8-16 ohms. I’m only hearing 1 speaker from each area playing. ie out of 6 speakers only 3 are playing. Is it the wiring? Could it be the receiver? Any help thanks!

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Posted by Hopeful Doc

Member since Sep 2010

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Posted on 5/31/21 at 6:46 pm to tigerfan25

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There are only 2 sets of wires (+\-) that are able to run to receiver.

Are there other shorter wires or plugs in the wall?

Is there a box with buttons that isn’t the receiver in the cabinet that has other sets of speaker wires?

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Posted by tigerfan25

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Posted on 5/31/21 at 7:35 pm to Hopeful Doc

There are one other set of wire in a sheath, never used( ie never cut, spliced, still in sheath) coming out of wall. No other box or anything?

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Posted by VABuckeye

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Posted on 5/31/21 at 8:09 pm to tigerfan25

Start toning wires with a toner or a battery. Pray the previous owner or installer wasn’t an idiot who ran them in series. Also check the wiring at the volume controls to make sure it is correct. You should be able to tone each speaker individually from the volume control output wires.

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Posted by AlxTgr

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Member since Oct 2003

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Posted on 6/1/21 at 9:24 am to VABuckeye

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Start toning wires with a toner or a battery

Yup, it took me a while to find and figure out all the wiring in my newest house. Once I did, I bought a multi-speaker switch and Chromecast audio, and have been happy ever since.

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