Viragored wrote: > This thread just popped up in a search for something else, and you're > probably way past the design stage by now. But in case it interests you, > in 2006 we designed our house from scratch and included a 'dark > cupboard' where all the electronic stuff lives. Technology has changed a > bit since then so some of our choices would no longer be available. A > couple of really good choices were to run ethernet from the cupboard to > every room, and to run TV cables to every room - all inside the ceilings > and walls and in place whether or not the equipment is also installed. > At the heart of the set-up is a Speakercraft MZC66 matrix switching > amplifier - that connects sound and vision from any of the six inputs to > any combination of the six outputs. They aren't made any more, and the > move seems to be towards wifi or Bluetooth as the carrier for the goal > of wireless entertainment distributed throughout the home. Our TVs and > home theatre are served by HDMI cables, using extenders over ethernet > where needed. All speakers are wired and served from the MZC66 in the > cupboard - apart from the home theatre room which has its own Yamaha > receiver, also in the cupboard, to drive the surround sound and hi-fi > speakers. > And we get to pick what we want to see or hear with wireless smart > remote controls, or apps on the phone for Logitech Media Server. > If any of that interests you enough to want more detail, feel free to > message me and I'll pass on what I can.
Must you connect the in room controllers for the amp to work? I'm thinking of a MZC66 to be my amp for my RPi picoreplayers. If the amp works without the in room keypads, I'm in good shape. If the amp needs the in room keypads, I need to look for a different amp. Thanks ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nycone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=72277 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113469 _______________________________________________ diy mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/diy
