Re: Bathroom audio control

["egelbeertje" <r_d_k@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,=20

I'm using a IR peephole receiver in the ceiling wired to the amp in=20
node0 and a standard IR box stuck to the wall with Velcro (pointing=20
up :-) - works a treat driving the ceiling speakers - and no risk of=20
getting electrocuted from 2 aa cells....

PS : the IR controller is NOT in the shower - but then again neither=20
are the speakers - I usually only use it when taking a bath or=20
listening to the morning traffic jams while shaving ;-)

rgds Rob.

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups@s...> wrote:
> Thanks Rob,
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> Mmmmm I remember looking at these a couple of years ago - =A3400
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for the waterpad is a bit too rich for me though for this project :(=20
Would be nice though.
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> Anyone know of a moisture resistant or fully blown waterproof=20
IR/Serial/Ethernet controller? Not sure yet whether I will just mount=20
it in the bathroom on a wall or in the shower.
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> Paul.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rob Mouser [mailto:groups@m...]
> > Sent: 15 November 2004 09:03
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Bathroom audio control
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> > An "expensive" solution would be one of the Xantech
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controllers
> > which are self contained learning devises (Effectively an
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remote)
> > just wire it back to a cheapo IR controllable amp? The Xantech=20
pads will
> > probably also quite happily piggy back your Kustom kit if the=20
Kustom stuff
> > is just a smart IR router like the MRC44 and 88's.
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> > They do a nice waterproof one too called the waterpad :-)
> > http://www.xantech.com/
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> > I think Mr Harrison has some funky control where when the
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in his
> > on-suite are activated an amp switches on to run his on-suite=20
speakers?
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> > Many thanks,
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> > Rob
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@s...]
> > Sent: 15 November 2004 09:00
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Bathroom audio control
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> > I've got a Kustom whole house audio controller and amp which
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been
> > working nicely for a couple of years now. I've never gotten
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> > fitting
> > a speaker in the bathroom although I've got one for the job.=20
Trouble is, I
> > don't have a controller. The bathroom is actually an en-suite=20
from the
> > main
> > bedroom. The main bedroom has a Kustom wall controller and=20
speakers - I
> > think I'd slave the bathroom off of the main bedroom amp
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> > possible solutions I think:
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> > 1.	Connect the speakers into the existing setup using some
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> > speaker splitter/amplifier
> > 2.	Use the audio line out from the amplifier zone and add an=20
amplifier
> > specifically for the bathroom. I'd also need some kind of in-wall
> > controller
> > suitable for a bathroom (with source select, vol control etc).
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> > Any ideas as to what products could do either of these?
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> > Thanks,
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> > Paul.
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