ModelCitizen;154790 Wrote: > I just tried aiming the remote at the ceiling and was surprised to see > that if I was standing in front of the unit it sill responded. However, > as soon as that knob gets in the way of the remote's line of site > there's no response at all. > > I would prefer it if the hifi rack faced me but there is no elegant or > practical way to do this in this room (which is odd as it's not small). > The angle and IR reponse has never been a problem with the Naim stuff or > the Squeezebox 3 (which was angled towards me anyway). > > I am contemplating turning the whole rack round to face down the room > (with Transporter towards the bottom).. which will look really pants > and get in the way of the right hand speaker (not to mention the lounge > door being opened by small children and whacking into the front of the > hifi rack). >
I have to confess to a bit of jealousy towards your setup...looks like a pretty sweet room. Regarding the remote issue: I'm a big fan of the one-for-all URC 9910 (http://www.ofausa.com/remote.php?type=URC%209910). It's an IR remote that simultaneously broadcasts an RF signal to a receiver box (pictured on that website). The box emits a duplicate IR signal via an IR emitter built into it as well as via its IR output jack (an external emitter is included with the remote) which could be connected straight into your transporter's IR input. I usually just hide the box on the opposite side of the room from the hifi gear and point the emitters at the equipment rack so that it doesn't matter where the remote is pointing--practically the whole room is hit with IR. You can use the JVC codes, but the remote is a learning remote so you can customize it to your preferences if you want to use the squeezebox codes. It's also JP1 which allows you to program in all manner of really cool macros, keymoves, extensions and the like. But it's quite powerful even straight out of the box. The best part: it can be had almost any day of the week for ~$30 + shipping on ebay (I've gotten a few of them for under $20 on a lucky day). -- azinck3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29656 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
