Although many receivers have multiroom audio capability, it is an often overlooked feature. A multiroom receiver can power speakers in multiple rooms or can send an audio program to an amplifier or receiver in another room and saves money by providing music to two or more zones. Learn how you can expand a system with multiroom audio and more about different types of whole house music systems.
Most Overlooked Receiver Feature: Multiroom Audio
From Gary Altunian, About.com GuideSeptember 28, 2009
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It’s a good idea to learn exactly what multi-room (MR) capability an AVR has before you buy one. Some just have an MR output that sends a second fixed-level source out. Others can also re-assign surround channels 6 and 7 as MR channels to run stereo in a second location. An A-Bus Ready AVR will send a second source to an A-Bus hub which can run up to four more zones. You can use MR-out and A-Bus together to run five zones, one of them higher powered (say for outdoor speakers). But there are some issues with newer A-Bus ready receivers having difficulties with older A-Bus hubs so make sure you can return anything easily.