Re: How to choose good speakers?

Well, if you want a reciever that will drive 8 speakers, there is
something you could use, but it won't be a stereo reciever.

You could use something like a vintage Sansui Quad reciever? Generally
recievers like the Sansui QRX-6500, QRX-7500, QRX-7001, QRX-8001,
QRX-9001 will have the ability to drive two sets of 4 speaker cabs, so
one could possibly hook 8 speakers to one unit. (Driving both systems
A+B at the same time)

Just don't expect earth shattering sound levels at each speaker hooked
in this configuration, as most of these recievers range from about
30-50wpc RMS per channel. By hooking 8, that would probably drop these
figures to 1/2 that.

Also, why would you go through all the trouble of planting speakers in
walls, and in ceilings?
It sure would be a lot less headache to use a small mini-monitor of some
sort, and place them on Speaker Stands, either bought, or made?

Something like a relatively inexpensive JBL S-38 Monitor comes to mind
as being a 1/2 way decent small bookshelf speaker that would work well
with virtually all of the Recievers I mentioned above.

Just the 4 in one room would give you plenty of enjoyable sound. Why do
you have to have 8 speakers?

This would sort of be like a "poor mans" home theather system. Audio
feeds from a TV Monitor can go into any of the Aux-Tape (2.5V) Inputs on
these recievers. Best of luck, Mark

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