Niles ZR-8630AV - Multizone receiver

by Niles

Product Details

• ASIN: B00070FIS2
• Item model number: Zr-8630av
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,892 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2005

Product Description

This ZR-8630AV Audio/Video MultiZone Receiver is the multi-zone solution for which you have been asking. It allows you to combine keypad modules with infrared sensors and hand-held remotes for total control of a home entertainment system, providing "one-touch" system-wide control. Now everyone in the household can be happy: one person can watch a DVD in a bedroom, while another simultaneously listens to the radio by the pool. At the same time, a third person can listen to DSS music in the kitchen, while a fourth watches TV in the den. In addition, source-component IR control of the ZR-8630AV is custom-programmable to provide intuitive operation for a wide range of source components.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 years later and BOB still rocks the house!, July 27, 2008

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Brian M "Brian" (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Niles ZR-8630AV - Multizone receiver (Electronics)

In 2004 I installed a whole house audio systems using the Niles BOB multi-zone receiver. 4 years later the systems has performed flawlessly and remains the best ROI on our remodeling. I paired the Niles with in ceiling, bookshelf and wall mount B&W speakers. Most of the time I drive the system from an IMAC that sources my iTunes library. I don't use the video distribution capability at all for my application so I don't have any input regarding those features. I found the wall mounted zone select and volume controls quite reliable. I also have the LCD control panel and a couple of remotes but I rarely use them.

I was considering buying the newer Niles for another application to get the XM radio integration but am not sure that has good ROI since all media video and audio is rapidly becoming easily accessible on the WWW. I'd buy another BOB again for audio fidelity, reliability and ease. But your choice of buying a Niles or say a SONUS should be based on how you listen to music and the sources of that music and of course if you can support running cat5 cables to all the controllers(which BOB requires).

Good luck and enjoy!

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Audio distribution, July 14, 2007

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R. Doel "RD" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Niles ZR-8630AV - Multizone receiver (Electronics)

This multizone receiver is perfect for distributing audio to as many as 6 different zone. Zones can have multiple speakers for mulitple rooms. Customizable wall plates connect via Cat5.

The video distribution is not up to date in terms of Hi-definition, or it would have received 5 stars.
No pre-amp out for an E.Q.