Splitting Inputs

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Hi Rob

I did a very quick search on IR controlled switches and came up with the
following,

http://www.hometech.com/infrared/switches.html#CC12

You just need a few of these and you'll be well away, blow the cost!
:-)

Tracey

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    Hi Rob,

 

        = Are your amps , pre-amps as well ? If= so and=20 they have a tape output then you may have an easy workable solution. J= ust=20 feed the tape output of one into an unused input on the other and visa= =20 versa. Then any source on either amp can be played through the speakers.=20 Some clever amps even have a source selection for the tape output that= is=20 independent of the source actually playing which would be ideal, giving you= =20 multi zone effectively. If you have one pre-amp and two amps this second=20 facility might work well for you too although you might not have volume con= trol=20 of the tape output.

 

        = Alternatively there are some IR switc= hable=20 analogue source selectors around at good prices (circa =A335)- try Keene or= =20 Lektropak - I am not sure of the quality though. Switching digital sou= rces=20 is more complex - Nirvis used to do one called the DXS, there are a co= uple=20 more I will dig out if this is of interest. There are some cheap and cheerf= ul=20 'Y' splitters (passive) available - they tend to mess the audio levels up=20 because they don't match the impedances correctly but they do work. You jus= t get=20 lower volume and poss. some effects on top end frequency response. Haven't = seen=20 a low cost, multi channel active splitter but I am sure they=20 exist.

 

    Kevin

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From:<= /B> Rob=20 Mouser [mailto:rmouser@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 14 May 20= 02=20 10:10
To: Ukha (E-mail)
Subject: [ukha_d] Splitting=20 Inputs

Hi=20

I am setting up a multi-room Hi-Fi at my new pad and after=20 much
buggering around am going to run two amps at a central location w= hich=20 in
turn will power two sets of speakers, the amps two speaker outs=20 are
remote switchable so in effect I will have four independent zones= =20 of
audio (Albeit though from only one source.). I am doing it this=20 way
because I want the audio to be discreet (Ceiling mounted Kef=20 speakers)
and all the gubbins at a central location.

What I am = going=20 to need though is a way of splitting my input (CD,
Minidisk and Digita= l=20 Source) across two (and possibly three in the
future) amps. Is a custo= m=20 build from Keith at Kat5.tv is the answer with
some v.short patch lead= s? If=20 I could find a hi-fi separate size splitter
that would be even better.= =20 Remember it would need to be a permanent
split not a switched splitter= .=20 HAVING SAID THAT if their was a remote
controllable switchable splitte= r I=20 could have multi zone and multi
source!!!.....drool!

Thanks in= =20 advance.

Rob



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