matt wrote: > In an effort to use more of the pc that I already have running > 24 7 I have opted to keep the amps right next to the pc and > run speaker wiring throughout the house. Thus I have no need > for remote nodes throughout the house. All remote contrl will > be done via web tablets in the rooms. i see. that makes sense. well, i'm _not_ an audio nut :-), and my audio setup takes advantage of the thin clients already running 24/7 in various rooms of the house. so somewhat different design criteria, but the logical architecture of what we're doing ends up being pretty similar. > I am also a bit of an audio nut and have not had a chance to > listen carefully to the audio produced by this soution. If > pulse fails I can always build/buy a hardware audio matrix > switch and put it with the amps. once you have it all working, don't forget all the other uses for whole-house digital audio -- caller-id announcement, on demand text-to-speech weather forecasts, custom wakeup alarms. i even have some scripts that help with exercise and stretching routines -- i hate counting sets and repeats for myself, so i think of the computer as my personal robotic trainer. :-) paul =--------------------- paul fox, pgf at foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 25.2 degrees)
