RE: cheapest multi-zone amp available?

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Raymond - that's very interesting - I'll explore further -
thanks!

Paul.



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> Of Raymond Kelly
> Sent: 14 January 2009 09:43
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] cheapest multi-zone amp available?
>
> I could only come up with a technical solution to this. I think what
> your
> angling for is a cheaper version of Sonos capability.
> I don't have Sonos but I know folk here do. I have a question when a
> source
> switches from one zone to another is the volume ramped down switched
> then
> ramped up again automatically?
> If we used the speaker switch mentioned earlier in this thread if the
> volume
> was loud and we switch the source this would possibly blow the
speakers
> with
> a loud thump.
>
> What I came up with (not in practice yet) was a Denon AVR 3805 -
> ebay!!.
> This has 3 zone capability but you also have to ramp down the volume
> via
> code sent to Serial control port!!. You therefore have to (on Zone 3):
> 1) Ramp down volume via serial port on Denon amp
> 2) Switch using IR control on the speaker switch
> 3) Ramp volume back up on Amp
> Main zone would be for cinema room, zone 2 house announcements and
zone
> 3
> for piped music
>
> 2009/1/13 Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxx>
>
> >   What's the cheapest multi-source, multi-zone amp that anyone
has
> ever
> > come across?
> >
> > Still thinking about what my brother could install.
> >
> > Paul.
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