Greetings,

I'd be indebted if someone here could help me out. I'm building a new home with 5 sets of prewired stereo outputs throughout the house. I already have a receiver that will send a second, separate output via RCA jacks to another receiver. The prewires will be in multiple areas throughout the house with their own volume controls, and all speaker wires originate in the family room, where my receiver is located.

So much for background. Here's what I need:

1. An amplifier that will power 5+ sets of stereo only speakers, preferable 100 watts/channel.
2. An amplifier that will allow me to select which sets of speakers receive the signal (I'd prefer not to have to run around and turn down volumes.)
3. An amplifier that will accept a line level out (RCA?) instead of speaker level out.
4. Something with little else. I don't need a/v switching, a tuner, bells and whistles, etc.

Now, does such a thing exist?

Thanks,
Mike

FYI, my receiver is a Sony STR-DE985. It cannot power two sets of speakers simultaneously, but it does offer A/B switching and independent 2nd zone output.