RE: cheapest multi-zone amp available?

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Spot on.

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx on behalf of Geoff H
Sent: Wed 14/01/2009 09:56
To: UKHA Group
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] cheapest multi-zone amp available?



I am sure others will correct me if this isn't quite right.

With Sonos, to switch from one zone to another, you can link the two
zones together and then drop the first zone and the music should
continue playing in the new zone. Alternately, you can start playing the
music source in the second zone, although the two zones wouldn't be in
sync (not a problem if you are dropping the first zone anyway).

The Sonos Zoneplayers have independent volume control so two zones can
be playing the same or different music at the same or different volume
levels, so ther is little or no chance of accidently blowing your speakers.

Regards
Geoff

Raymond Kelly wrote:
> 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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