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Volume Control with 6 speakers:/

Hi there! So I just recently had a house built and I had them add 8 speaker drops for in ceiling speakers and 2 volume control knob ports (1 for kitchen/family room and 1 for the patio). Little did I know I can only add a pair to one knob. So my idea is run the patio direct to the receiver, and then run the other 6 speakers to a switch then back to a volume control knob then to the receiver. Anyone got any ideas? These weren’t run the way I wanted but I don’t want these fools wrecking my drywall to rewire. 
lantzj22
lantzj22 OP
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Yeah it’s 8 in ceiling already wired up (no speakers yet) my question is can I run a volume control knob after my speaker selector then run the volume control knob to the receiver? I’ve got everything routed to a hall closet and a receiver that works with my smart hub and Alexa. So I can keep it all hidden. Let me see if I can add some pictures? Or can someone direct me on how to?
lantzj22 OP
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-1QD8R4rBbqkdZ6XMKFwPtzKLTRcXt7NRYT-xtOLu1A/edit

So black circle= speaker location
red filled circle=routed to location
the red X is where I want the volume knob in the wiring if it’ll work
fuzztone's avatar
fuzztone
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70 volt transformers what oldhvymec said.  
As noted ceiling speakers don't sound too good unless you're laying down. Even then forget about an image.
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russ69
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If your speakers are high impedance and/or you wire them in series, you can put quite a few loudspeakers on a single amp until you run out of power. 
lantzj22 OP
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They are simply for music not a home theater. I’m just trying to figure out if I can run from the switch back to the volume knob then to receiver or if I’ll run into problems 
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