Re: A Professional Finish

["bartmaguire" <bartmaguire@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

They are good.  Previously if I was feeding a source to one
amplifier and then switched on the other amplifier, to the same
source, the level would drop.  Now I can have three amplifiers using
one input with no change in level.  There is no switching on the
distributors - just one line-level input and four line-level
outputs.  To my ears quality seems unaffected.
Bart

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "yhkeppy" <keith@f...> wrote:
> What are the Farnell audio/video distribution units like?
>
> Keith
>
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "bartmaguire"
<bartmaguire@y...>
> wrote:
> > Hello
> > I have finally got around to tidying up my cobbled together
multi-
> > room audio system.  For four years it has been an amplifier with
> > dual speaker outputs fed through a speaker splitter into four
> > rooms.  Control has been via One4All wireless IR extenders in
each
> > room and remembering to carry the remote control around! (or
not -
> > in practice the remote control stays upstairs and control
> downstairs
> > is by going into the utility room, off the hall, where the hifi
is)
> > Additional control is supplied by a
> > <a href="http://www.redrat.co.uk/start.htm";>Redrat</a
href>
which
> > changes channels on the
> > satellite receiver, changes input sources on the hifi and
switches
> > the system off at night and on in the morning (which means I
wake
> up
> > to the World Service news)
> > Now I have bought two better amplifiers and a couple of audio
> > splitters from <a
href="http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/product.asp?
> > catalog%5Fname=CPC+Catalogue&category%5Fname=Audio+Video+%
2D+Audio%
> > 2DVideo+Equipment+and+Accessories+%2D+Amplifiers&product%
> > 5Fid=276509">CPC</a href>
> > and an in the process of rebuilding the system.
> > The wireless IR extenders are not the most reliable, but they do
> > have the advantage that I can use the original remote and so
have
> > all the functions available.  Hardwired extenders would be
better
> > but seem quite expensive - anyone know of an affordable product
> (or
> > simple instructions for making one)?
> > I contemplated making up a <a href="http://www.schaeffer-
> > apparatebau.de/English/index.htm">wall-mounted
keypad</a href>
> with
> > the switches
> > wired back to the contacts in the amplifier, but I can't find
any
> > buttons that would be good enough.  I have scoured the
catalogues
> of
> > CPC and Farnell, Maplin,
> > Rapidelectronics, Keene and RS without success.  The nearest I
can
> > find are low-profile stainless steel vandal resistant switches,
> but
> > they are all too big and rather expensive.  Anyone know a source
> of
> > small, high quality, buttons?
> > What I am aiming for is a panel like these:
> > <a href="http://www.polaron.co.uk/controls/mcpaud-1102.htm";>this
> </a
> > href> or
> > <a href="http://www.librasys.com/products.html#product3
> > ">this</a href>. I know that Richard from Librasys
posts here -
> > where do you get your
> > buttons Richard?