RE: speaker connections that can interrupt ceiling speakers..??

["Rob Mouser" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmmmm, not sure on the technical bits :-)
I've implemented such a solution here at the barn but it relies on manually
patching the amps to a different outlet. See the patch here:
http://tinyurl.com/3rzg4
Having said that I'm so impressed with my Sonance in ceiling speakers I
don't envisage ever using the wall outlets for floorstanders.
The other solution would be to use more than one zone in a whole house set
up to feed the same room switching or linking the zones. But that's a
little
luxurious :-)
Lastly a simple a/b speaker selector in-wall in the zone/room in question
would achieve the result, or just let both speakers produce sound.
But...Perhaps there's a techniflab solution :-)

Many thanks

Rob



-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Tawn [mailto:Jonathan@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 06 September 2004 20:56
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] speaker connections that can interrupt ceiling
speakers..??

evenin' list,

i've been reading about some rather swanky apartment that had speaker
connectors at the foot of the bed, so one could choose to add some, say,
floor standing speakers, however, i assume that if one were to add some
larger speakers, would this *cut* the supply to the ceiling speakers ?

sorry if this doesnt make much sense, its the case study on hiddenwires -
'edge smarthomes' did the system..

so, my question, if one plugs in larger speakers to the afore mentioned
connector, is the signal broken to the ceiling speakers via some automatic
thing (yes, that is a technical term) or does one have to use the home
control system via a keypad or some other such device to physically change
from ceiling -to- large speakers.

i hope that makes sense.

if anyone could offer there thoughts, that'd be grand.

TIA,
Jonathan.

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