Zone 2

[Broken Hope]

Never had an amp with multiple zones before, am I correct in thinking I could connect my PC to my amp using some phono's and connect my PC speakers to the Zone 2 connections on the amp and use the same amp that is powering my home cinema system to also power my PC speakers?

This would be great because I could then disconnect the stereo amp running my PC speakers.

 

[lucid]

That's not a good idea.

Typical PC speakers are self powered either via a sub with the amp built in, or one of the speakers itself has an amp. From what you describe then my guess is you got the sub+speakers kit. The little desk speakers are unlikely to be 8 Ohm (can't check though because you didn't add any model details). They're more likely to be 3 or 4 Ohm. That's a bad load for an AV receiver. You'll end up blowing the output transistors if you drive speakers at less than 6~8 Ohms on Z2.

If you changed from PC speakers to small Hi-Fi speakers then that would work. You'd have to forego the PC sub though.

 

[Broken Hope]

Sorry by PC speakers I meant the speakers that are connected to my PC, not your typical PC speakers, they are actually Monitor Audio BX2's when I upgraded my home cinema system to BX6's.

Sorry I didn't make myself clear but I thought the fact I mentioned they were being run by a stereo amp would indicate they weren't self powered speakers

 

[lucid]

Ah, in that case yes it would work.

Just remember that Zone 2 on most amps only works with analogue sources.