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RE: Recommended whole-house audio dist amp?


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  • Subject: RE: Recommended whole-house audio dist amp?
  • From: "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 10:40:41 -0000
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Tony,

Where are you located? I'm Winchester if that's any use as you seem to
be having some issues with brightness ... Just thought that maybe two
heads might be better than one!

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: BUTLER, Tony, FM [mailto:tony.butler@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 February 2002 10:29
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Recommended whole-house audio dist amp?
>
>
> Keith already has audio and video distribution modules done.
> What is missing currently is a switching unit to play
> different sources in different rooms, or the same source in a
> no. of rooms.
>
> There is no amplification involved here - you supply your own
> at the destination end. The current standard KAT5 modules are
> terminated with SCART sockets, though he can do custom units
> with phono's or whatever if you want to plug into an amp
> rather than a TV. If you run all from a central amp then
> there may be losses in the speaker cables and, where
> relevant, video cables.  With Kat5 the losses should be negligible.
>
> My Linn system is such that each zone/room has it's own amp
> which is hidden (in kitchen cupboards, under the floorboards
> etc) near to the ceiling speakers to keep the unbalanced runs
> as short as possible.
>
> My video is, however, distributed from a central point via an
> AV amp and it does suffer from an 8m run of SVideo to the
> main TV....which is why I am experimenting with KAT5 to
> replace the unbalanced video feed.....
>
> Tony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Bond [mailto:chris@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 February 2002 10:11
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Recommended whole-house audio dist amp?
>
>
> I take it from peoples comments that Keith is building a CAT5 Audio
> Modular.....?
>
> I want to have two speakers in the corner of each room all
> linked up to a
> central distribution for the whole house.  Ie. you can turn
> each room on
> and off.....
>
>
>
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