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Speaker selector switches...

I live in an old farmhouse with speakers in every room downstairs and a pair in the barn (old Boston Acoustics a700) and they all run off an Adcom amplifier. Right now I'm remodeling the bathroom (10'x14') and have purchased new B&W CDM 1NT's to put in there. The trouble is that I now have 2 zones more than my Adcom GFS3 speaker selector switch can handle. I went to buy a new selector switch and I noticed for the first time that there is a wattage rating, usually 150W or less to them, can't find one that is 200W or above. Any suggestions as to brand or model that is rated for continous play at 200W or above? I have an old McIntosh C26 preamp that I am using for main and remote speaker selection, the main goes to the GFS3 and the remote goes to the big living room speakers.
jimmymaclite

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dsafron
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I had the same concerns about wattage when I wired my remote speakers. Initially I found the Niles HDL6. This is only a switch (no volume control), so I picked up a Creek OB-8 passive preamp to handle volume control. This worked ok but the volume was the same on all the remote speakers because the Creek was in-line with the switch. Now I'm using a Russound SDB-4.1. It's rated at 200w/channel RMS and 600w/channel peak. It supports dual source inputs and has 4 outputs with separate volume control for each output. Each output channel can be set to 2, 4 or 8 ohms using jumpers inside the case. I've had a pair of these for more than a year without any problem. I got them at www.hifi.com for $299.00 each. One caution -Russound makes a SDB-2.1 (2 outputs at 100 watts RMS) and a SDB-6.1 model (6 outputs at 150 watts RMS). The SDB-4.1 has better power handling than both of those. Good luck with the hunt.
David
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