patrija wrote: > Hi. I have a transporter that I'm trying to setup optimally and could > use advice. Here's what I'm trying to do: > > 1) I have a 2-channel music room with Anthony Gallo Reference 3.1 > speakers driven by an Audio Control 2-channel Avalon amplifier and the > Gallo sub amp. > > 2) I have a 7.1-channel home theater room driven by an Audio Control > Maestro 2e premap, Diva processor, 7-channel Savoy amplifier, and > Boston Acoustic sub amp. > > All equipment is in a central rack with speaker cable runs to the music > room and home theater. > > My goal is to send the best audio signal to the Gallo Ref 3.1's in the > music room, while hopefully being able to play the same music in the > home theater. > > What I'm planning to do is: > > MUSIC ROOM: > - Transporter XLR to Avalon to Ref 3.1 > - Transporter RCA to SubAmp to Ref 3.1 Second Coil > > HOME THEATER: > - Transporter Digital Out to Maestro M2e / Diva / Savoy to home theater > speakers. > > I think my biggest assumption is that the XLR, RCA, and digital outs > can all run at the same time. I've read in the forums that the XLR and > RCA work at the same time, but didn't see anything on the digital > outs. > > I think the biggest downside is that for now I'll be relying on the > Transporter's volume control, which will affect volume in both the > music room and the home theater? > > Does this sound right? I plan to try this tomorrow with my systems > installer. Thank you for any thoughts! > > PS - This is a "temporary" setup for a few months. Eventually I'll want > to also include a Crestron PAD8-A to run the audio to various whole > house speakers. That might get real confusing....
I don't think I would notice, but you might: It almost sounds like you want to play music on both systems at the same time. Have you given thought to the chance the transporter's D/A converters working a bit differently than the home theater's D/A converters? Or, to put it another way, there's a reason there is only *one* HDTV with it's volume turned up in "today's" TV show rooms. Also, when ever someone talks about different rooms "ground loops" cross my mind. I always say there isn't a difference between electrical or optical SPDIF (or TOSLINK or what ever you call it), but you might stick to the optical for the longer run just in case (assuming the transporter has optical out). One last point (promise), I don't buy into the expensive optical fibers. What we do with SPDIF is no where near critical enough to warrant paying more then a few dollars per meter of cable. _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
