Re: Question on adding a set of speakers to a RUSSOUND A-BUS system

["wkearney99" <wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You should be able to take the line out signal from the keypad in the
bedroom and feed it to an amp.  Then you'd put a volume control in the
bathroom.  The amp would go between the keypad and the volume controls (and
then on to the 2nd set of speakers).  Control over the selection of source
would have to be done in the bedroom but their volume levels would be
independent of each other.

Either that or depending on the a-bus hub you've got you might be able to
add a second keypad to the zone.  The control of the source would be shared
between them but each keypad would control it's own volume.  That way you're
just using another keypad with it's own embedded amplifier instead of a
separate one.  Separate amps are fine but I'd reserve using them for places
that actually need MORE amplification than the keypads can provide.  It
might be overkill cost and power-wise for just adding a speaker to a
bathroom.

Make sure you don't need different sources.  If you want something different
in the bedroom than the bath then consider sharing from one of the other
zones instead.  Then it's only a matter of running the right wire to/from
the right places.

-Bill Kearney

<jasonnews@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I'm installing an abus system in my home and have 4 zones.. The problem
> is that I would like speakers and just 1 speaker in my mater bathroom.
> It can be controlled by the volume control for the master.. That is no
> problem.. Can I just splice the speaker wire with wire going to the
> masterbedroom?  Will I just lose some power by doing this?
>
> Is there something I can get to do this correctly?
>
> What about adding an applifier between the ABUS volume control and the
> speakers?