Re: In-ceiling amplifiers

["David Buckley" <db@xxxxxxx>]

You're not being dim.

But there are no good solutions to this problem, as far as I am aware.

I'm looking foreward to a great solution, when someone finds the=20
right product.

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, <ha@r...> wrote:
> Please put me right if I'm being dim. But for a Slimp3 system, the=20
audio for
> each room comes out the back of the Slimp3 unit. Therefore If=20
you've got all
> your amps at node0 you have to run audio feeds back from the=20
Slimp3s in each
> room to node0. Or has someone found a way to 'remote' the slimp3=20
controls
> away from the audio bit?
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> I assume that if you have a Slimp3 in each room, you need the audio=20
>from
> back of the unit to go up to the ceiling void (easy if you're=20
installing the
> thing in the wall), to the amp/speakers for each room. Therefore a=20
ceiling
> void type amp, with a nice power solution is what you need, a bit=20
like one
> of the first suggestions of ripping apart a PC speaker set.
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> Richard
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Buckley [mailto:db@xxxxxxx...]
> Sent: 03 July 2003 23:46
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: In-ceiling amplifiers
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> Mr Richer does a very nice amp for this kind of thing, its the
> Cambridge Audio P-500.  I'm sure someone on the list has about five
> of them in his Node0.  Unfortunately, its not cheap enough, at =A3149.
> Unless you buy it with the accompanying preamp, as a C500/P550
> bundle, in which case the price rises to... =A3119.95.
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> I've admitted defeat on most of my zones and gone mono (and back in
> some ways to my roots) using an eBay sourced four zone background
> music amp, which has all sorts of interesting terminals on it for
> source selection and volume control...  Mono is fine for the
> bathgroom, kitchen etc.
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "mrecosse" <simon@t...> wrote:
> > We are looking to put a SlimP3 player in each room.  I know the
> > Russound kit allows multiple other sources as well as the input
> from
> > the SlimP3 but this is planned to just be Mr Slim.
> >
> > When you can buy an OK amp from Mr Richer Sounds for =A370 some
of
> the
> > other solutions seem a bit expensive....
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Dean Barrett" <dean@r...>
wrote:
> > > We re-sell the Russound stuff - this does whole house audio
at
> > sensible
> > > pricing - 4source 4 switching via CAT5 - IR passthrough etc.
> > >
> > > A-Bus is very compatative -full kit- which is everything to
get
> you
> > started
> > > bar speakers and cabling is around ?883.20 +VAT
> > >
> > > Have a look at their stuff here :- http://www.russound.com
> > >
> > > I'm using this to route Slimp Audio to all rooms, controlled
via
> > PDA's or
> > > PC's.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dean.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ha@r... [mailto:ha@xxxxxxx...]
> > > Sent: 03 July 2003 15:17
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] In-ceiling amplifiers
> > >
> > >
> > > Simon,
> > >
> > > we are thinking of building and marketing something like
this,
> but
> > using
> > > CAT5 as a input to take audio/power/IR. How do you want to
get
> > signal and
> > > power to it? Tell me what would be ideal, and maybe we
could=20
make
> > something
> > > in time. We have all the prototyping done, it's a question
of
> > exactly what
> > > in/outs, who wants it, and for what to determine the final
shape
> &
> > flavours
> > > it comes in. So it's good to here of some real-world needs.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Richard
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Simon Scotland [mailto:simon@xxxxxxx...]
> > > Sent: 03 July 2003 14:15
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] In-ceiling amplifiers
> > >
> > >
> > > I am putting together a whole house audio network using
SlimP3
> > devices.  To
> > > keep everything neat and tidy we will be installing ceiling
> > speakers.
> > >
> > > What I am looking for is a simple single input stereo amp to
> place
> > in the
> > > ceiling void too.  It doesn't need to shake the earth or get
too
> > hot!
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
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