Re: Speaker Switch - Advice Needed

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds good !   Maybe we'll look to do the same !

Chris



White, Peter wrote:

> Apparently not....somewhere in the blurb for the speaker splitters is
says
> the exact opposite, i.e. that the impedance is maintained regardless
> of the
> amount of speaker pairs connected (which is kind of the point of them,
> otherwise I could just wire all the speakers directly into the Sonos,
> which
> would certainly effect the impedance). Don't ask me how it works, but
it
> seems to, and there's no apparent drop in quality, and certainly no
> pops/crackles. I know it's not the most sophisticated solution, but
> unfortunately I can't afford 13 Zone Players just yet, and as it's
> only the
> wetrooms SQ isn't the top priority.
>
> Pete
>
> _____
>
> From: Chris Hunter [mailto:cjhunter@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:cjhunter%40dircon.co.uk>]
> Sent: 18 June 2006 02:42
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Speaker Switch - Advice Needed
>
> IWHT speakers in-parallel like that would present a low impedence to
the
> amplifier, maybe overloading the amplifier & certainly affecting
sound
> quality (frequency response & distortion) ... also the switch
might
> cause noise & even bangs over the speaker, when switched ... maybe
I'm
> wrong, but ...
>
> Chris
>
> White, Peter wrote:
>
> > I've used rotary switches in our wetrooms, where the output from
a Sonos
> > ZP100 is split 3 ways via a speaker switch. The 'main' feed is to
the
> > bedroom, but I wanted the option to control the wetrooms locally,
so I
> > just
> > put one of the switches in line, which allow me to turn the
volume from
> > nothing up to whatever the volume is in the bedroom. Obviously,
as I'm
> > splitting the Sonos output, the actual volume on each of the
speaker
> pairs
> > is 1/3 of what it would be if I was only driving 1 set of
speakers.
> >
> > All from CPC, none of it as pretty as the QED stuff, but it does
the
> job.
> >
> > Splitter:
> > http://cpc.farnell.
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV08693
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV08693>>
> -com/jsp/endecaSe-arch/partDetail.-jsp?SKU=AV08693
> > <http://cpc.farnell.
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV08693
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV08693>>
> -com/jsp/endecaSe-arch/partDetail.-jsp?SKU=AV08693>
> > <http://cpc.farnell.
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV08693&N=411
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV08693&N=411>>
> -com/jsp/endecaSe-arch/partDetail.-jsp?SKU=AV08693&-N=411
> > <http://cpc.farnell.
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV08693&N=411
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV08693&N=411>>
> -com/jsp/endecaSe-arch/partDetail.-jsp?SKU=AV08693&-N=411>>
> > &N=411 (not sure if this is the right one, looks the same,
but is a lot
> > cheaper than I paid a year ago)
> > Rotary Switch:
> > http://cpc.farnell.
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV01580
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV01580>>
> -com/jsp/endecaSe-arch/partDetail.-jsp?SKU=AV01580
> > <http://cpc.farnell.
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV01580
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV01580>>
> -com/jsp/endecaSe-arch/partDetail.-jsp?SKU=AV01580>
> > <http://cpc.farnell.
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV01580&N=411
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV01580&N=411>>
> -com/jsp/endecaSe-arch/partDetail.-jsp?SKU=AV01580&-N=411
> > <http://cpc.farnell.
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV01580&N=411
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=AV01580&N=411>>
> -com/jsp/endecaSe-arch/partDetail.-jsp?SKU=AV01580&-N=411>>
> > &N=411
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: Craig [mailto:craigc.lists@ <mailto:craigc.lists%40googlemail.com>
> -googlemail.-com
> > <mailto:craigc.-lists%40googlema-il.com>]
> > Sent: 17 June 2006 18:09
> > To: ukha_d@yahoogroups. <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
-com
> <mailto:ukha_-d%40yahoogroups.-com>
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Speaker Switch - Advice Needed
> >
> > I have just installed some garden speakers, and would like some
> advice on
> > how I can switch them on/off or maybe even volume control. They
are
> > the only
> > speakers connected to the speaker/amp output of a sonos
zoneplayer, the
> > line-out goes to the amp in lounge.
> >
> > I would like to be able to physically turn off and/or control
volume the
> > garden speakers some how. Solution needs to fit a single gang
box.
> >
> > Amp <--line-out---- Sonos --?switch?----> Garden Speakers
> >
> > I have found this:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.
<http://tinyurl.> <http://tinyurl.
> <http://tinyurl.com/gmbqm <http://tinyurl.com/gmbqm>>
-com/gmbqm
> <http://tinyurl.
> <http://tinyurl.com/gmbqm <http://tinyurl.com/gmbqm>>
-com/gmbqm>>
> > -com/gmbqm
> >
> > Is a 'speaker' switch any thing special, or just a normal DPDT
switch?
> > Could
> > I make something with a cheaper DPDT switch and a single gang
face plate
> > with destroying the sonos amp?
> >
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> >
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