linuxtuxie wrote:
aubuti;168334 Wrote:
I thought about active speakers, but I'm not aware of any in-wall
actives. Do they exist?
I did not came across any...
Try to Google for 'active "in wall" speakers', the first results page is
full of them. I haven't seen many in wall speakers in Europe but it
seems they are quite popular in the US.
aubuti;168334 Wrote:
I also agree about a centralized amp being contrary to the SB
philosophy. But I have come around to thinking that an SB can be
usefully paired with a (semi-)centralized amp when the zones are in
rooms that are close enough and open enough to be within earshot of one
another. Having separate slightly out-of-sync SBs that you can hear at
the same time isn't much fun.
The DC-101 speaker I had in mind has a wooden unit (DC301/RE 650) that
can be cemented into
my brick wall (see http://www.artsound.be/index.cfm?PageID=16125)
I do not think however that the spare room in this box is big enough to
house:
a. transformer 220VAC-> 12..18DC
b. Amp (probably with heat sink)
Another point I see as a disadvantage is that all speakers will be
powered on permanently,
where with the NAD amp it is possible to shut it down
remotely by making use of one of the squeezebox plugins and some simple
hardware (I think ;).
There are several solutions to this problem:
- Some active speakers have an auto power switch triggered by audio,
perhaps that goes for in-walls as well.
- You may use the AmpSwitch plugin with a home made circuit (I'm using this)
- You may use X10 powerswitches ( http://www.intellihome.be/ ) to switch
your speakers off from slimserver.
If you're renovating your home, the X10 stuff could be interesting for
other purposes as well.
Regards,
Peter
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