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Outdoor wireless speakers to AVR setup help
Posted on 6/15/16 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 6/15/16 at 3:34 pm
I recently purchased the Onkyo TX-NR545 (7.2-Ch Network A/V Receiver with Wi-Fi & Bluetooth). I have my cable box, xbone, and other goodies hooked up to it inside.
I wanted to hook up a set of wireless speakers outside and utilize the Zone 2 component on my AVR.
I read that Zone 2 is "analog only" so I am curious as to what the best setup would be for this?
My current best guess would be to use bluetooth "receivers" (if those exist) that I could plug into the Zone 2 analog port and then connect the outdoor speakers to that Bluetooth receiver via Bluetooth. Not sure how strong a Bluetooth signal would be from outside to inside.
Here's what I'm working with ...
I wanted to hook up a set of wireless speakers outside and utilize the Zone 2 component on my AVR.
I read that Zone 2 is "analog only" so I am curious as to what the best setup would be for this?
My current best guess would be to use bluetooth "receivers" (if those exist) that I could plug into the Zone 2 analog port and then connect the outdoor speakers to that Bluetooth receiver via Bluetooth. Not sure how strong a Bluetooth signal would be from outside to inside.
Here's what I'm working with ...
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Posted on 6/15/16 at 3:52 pm to Downtown Devin Brown
Are you using the 7.2 in zone 1 or 5.2 ?
Posted on 6/15/16 at 3:54 pm to TigerWise
Currently Zone 1 only has 2 speakers hooked up. I am gradually upgraded into surround.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 4:09 pm to Downtown Devin Brown
Are you dead set on bluetooth speakers for outside? It would be a lot less complicated to just run the wires. You'd have to worry about powering the speakers, and the sound quality would be better too.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 4:10 pm to Downtown Devin Brown
Well if you are going to be running 5.2 in the main zone I would just run speaker wires outside to some speakers. The amp can power them in that case. Bluetooth sucks for that application plus you would still need to power.
What sources are you trying to play outside ? That model will do NET on zone 2 so you might not need an external DAC depending on what you want to listen to.
What sources are you trying to play outside ? That model will do NET on zone 2 so you might not need an external DAC depending on what you want to listen to.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 4:11 pm to beastlyfigure9
Not dead set but running wires might be difficult since it'd have to go through wire and there is a second story (not spacious attic) above where I'd have to run wire.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 4:14 pm to TigerWise
TigerWise what is the NET source you're referring to? The outdoor zone will mostly be used to play music probably 90% of the time but will also want to connect to the cable box to be able to listen to football games while grilling, etc.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 4:18 pm to Downtown Devin Brown
Any source that comes from the Ethernet jack on the back ie Pandora.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 4:26 pm to TigerWise
Running wires might be a bitch but that might be what we have to do. Hard work now will pay off later I guess.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 5:41 pm to Downtown Devin Brown
It will pay off. They have wireless speaker transmitter receivers but depending how far it might suck.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 6:21 pm to Downtown Devin Brown
You will have to come analog out the cable box to get it on zone 2. That is if your cable box will simultaneously broadcast HDMI and analog. Going to take some trial and error.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 6:51 pm to TigerWise
I was wondering that. I didn't look at the specs on that reciever but when he said zone 2 was analog I thought he might have to do that. I had to on a older onkyo I had years back.
Posted on 6/15/16 at 11:30 pm to TigerWise
Yea I read that I would have to run analog from the cable box. Once I get some time I'ma take a look to see if I can run wire or not.
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