Re: pc controlled speaker switch

[Reg <reg@xxxxxxxxxx>]

sean wrote:

> I'm a newbie here so please bear with me.
>
> First off, I'm building a new house and will be installing speakers in
> each room.  The following is what I want to do:
>
> 1) Be able to control (turn on/off) the speakers individually or as a
> group through my computer.  I've read elsewhere that I'll need some
> sort of relay board connected to the computer in order to be able to
> turn the speakers on or off.
>
> 2) If I have multiple input sources, I want the ability to select which
> input source should be routed to the speaker(s).
>
> It'll be real helpful if someone could shine some lights here on what I
> need to purchase get this working.


I use this switch

http://www.hacs.com/ab8ss.html

controlled by an HA program called homeseer

http://www.homeseer.com

There's a homeseer plugin available for this switch.

So you'll need: pc, homeseer, homeseer ab8ss plugin, ab8ss

Upside: flexible and powerful
Downside: requires a running pc

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Reg