Help on a multi-room configuration


I am trying to amplify a multi room setup (4 rooms)with a total of 10 speakers (B&W) for 2 channel audio. I assume I need a high powered amplifier to drive all the speakers - does anybody have any suggestions for an amplifier. Would a high powered Crown professional amp be best????? I also need a speaker switcher - any suggestions??? My budget would be max $6000.

Thanks - Chris
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Showing 1 response by sdcampbell

Without knowing much about the esthetic and practical considerations of the setups in your various rooms, or the size of your B&W speakers (floorstanders vs. monitors) you might want to explore using Bryston "PowerPac" amps, which are modular, single channel amps that are available in either 60-watt, 120-watt, or 250 watt outputs. These "PowerPacs" can be mounted directly on the back of the speaker, or on the wall behind the speaker. The "PowerPacs" were developed specifically for the type of multi-room configuration you have in mind, and the amps carry the Bryston 20-year warranty. I have a friend that has a multi-room setup, and he has used the Bryston "PowerPac" amps with great satisfaction (in addition to his main listening room where has has a pair of Bryston 7B-ST amps, he has a pair of the 60-watt "PowerPacs" in one room, and a pair of the 120-watt "Pacs" in another). For more info about the "PowerPac" amps, look at Bryston's Web site. Here's the address to the page that lists the amps: http://www.bryston.ca/ampsel.html

(BTW: there were also several previous threads here on Audiogon about the "PowerPacs", and you can find them in the archive. Just use the A-gon search engine by typing in the word "Bryston" to find the threads.)