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Using the surround back channels for zone B?

I just picked up a B&K AVR 307 here on AudiogoN. I presently have a B&K AVR 305, so I'm pretty familiar with this unit.

I'd like to use the 307 in a 5.1 setup and utilize the back channels as a power amp for Zone B (speakers in the next room - music only). The idea would be to take the Zone B pre outs and feed them into the back surround channel direct inputs. Has anyone tried this? I've heard you can send the unit to B&K and have it wired just for this purpose, but I'd rather not ship it back and forth across the country. Is there a simple "under the hood" mod for this where I move/remove/add some jumpers?

Thanks,
Mark
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Adjustable volume control - Zone 2: here's how I did it with a fixed Zone 2 OUT.

I connected from my Proceed AVP2 FIXED ZONE 2 OUTPUT to a Yamaha recievers L/R MAINS INPUT. My Yamaha's MAINS/Pre-outs went directly to the 12-channel amp.

That added the adjustable volume controlled through the Yamaha's pre-amp. The sound is much better throughout all 6 zones. Before, the Zone 2 OUTPUT signals from both the Proceed and the Yamaha was slightly too low for the 12-channel AMP's input sensitivity. All ZONE 2 speakers throughout the house sounded washed out.

With the additional gain provided by the Yamaha pre-amp into the 12-channel Zone 2 AMP, the difference made all the time and money installing Zone 2 worth the efforts. Each zone has separate wall volume controllers. Works great.

Using surround OUTs may work for you in a similiar way.
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