Hi Vanessa,
Excellent question! If you are going to use the SSVC4 speaker selector, or any speaker selector for that matter, you should use a high powered amplifier that can handle that kind of load. Typically, a standard receiver is only built to handle a pair of 8ohm speakers on each channel. If you haven't purchased a selector yet, you can use the SW-RX5502 4 zone receiver. Now, you can only control A+B and C+D on and off, but not each individually. So, if you need to have individual control on each zone, go with the AMP200 and SSVC4. If you would like to further discuss this, feel free to contact us at 562-697-2600. Thanks!
-BM
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