I keep getting different answers from home audio stores so I thought I would try here. Note that I am totally clueless about this process, but if someone can tell me what I need to buy and why, I'll be so happy!!
We have 5 sets of ceiling speakers installed in our house. All wiring runs to one area in the main room. We have a Sony Dream System and a Sony 42 inch Grand Wega LCD TV and a Sony DVD player that needs to be hooked up in that area as well.
All I want is to be able to listen to music through the ceiling speakers in the house while someone else can watch TV or a DVD in the main room.
Some people say 2 amps, some say it must be custom (trying to avoid this as I can't afford 5K right now) some use the word 'loaded ??', and so on...
I copied the specs from the sony website: Does this make any sense to you?!!
Amplifier S-Master Digital Amplifier Power Output - Front (RMS 10%THD): 133W x 2 Power Output - Centre (RMS): 133W Power Output - Surround (RMS): 133W x 2 Power Output - Subwoofer (RMS): 135W Power Output - Total: 800W
Inputs / Outputs Audio Line IN (Analog): 1 Video Signal OUT (Composite): 1 Video Signal OUT (S): 1 Video Signal OUT (Component): 1 Speaker Terminals (Front/Centre/Surround/Subwoofer) Headphone Jack (3.5mm) Equalizer Bass Boost Function: DSGX Surround/Effects Dolby Prologic II (all functions) Dolby Digital DTS Multi Stereo (Link) Virtual Speaker Mode (Headphone) A/V SYNC (Lip Sync) Other Functions Dimmer DEMO Mode VACS Timer (SLEEP) Power Adjustments Power Save Mode Power Requirement: 120V AC, 60Hz Power Consumption: 145W Power Consumption at Stand by: Less than 0.3 W Tuner Band: FM / AM Tuning Range (FM): 87.5 ~ 108.0 MHz Tuning Range (AM): 530~1710 kHz (10k step) Station Presets: FM-20 / AM-10 External FM/AM Antenna: FM- 75 ohm) DVD / SACD / VCD / CD PLAYER Mechanism Type: 5 DVD Tray Tray Lock Format: DVD / CD / Video CD DVD / CD CD-R / CD-RW Play Back DVD-R/+R/+R DL/+RW/-RW/-RW(VR) Playback (* Some discs may not be played back) DVD-RW(CPRM) Playback J-PEG Playback MP3 Playback Video Progressive Scan (NTSC) Precision Cinema Progressive VCD Version 2.0 Picture Navigator OSD Control Other Functions Play Mode: (Shuffle / Program / Repeat) CD/VCD/SACD only D/A Converter (Video): 108MHz/12-bit Multi-Disc Resume (DVD,VCD): 40 discs Flash/Advance (on RM) Speakers Front Stereo Speaker Type: Micro Satellite (Net) System: 1-way (Full Range) Enclosure Type: Bass Reflex (Ported) Impedance: 2.7 ohm Woofer Unit: 6.5cm AV Shield Connector Type: Normal Supplied Wire: 5m x 2 Centre Stereo Speaker
Yes; unfortunately since the Dream System itself doesn't have an audio output/pre-out, I don't believe you will be able to connect its player to a seperate amplifier.
However, you mentioned you have a seperate DVD player. You will need two items: a pre-amplifier and a multi-zone power amplifier. You will connect the DVD player to the pre-amplifer. The preamplifier will need a couple of stereo outputs; one for the Dream System, and one for the multi-zone amplifier. Since you have 5 sets of speakers to power, you may need more than one amplifier, which you need to keep in mind when you purchase a pre-amp as well.