On 2/20/08, Paul Fox <pgf at foxharp.boston.ma.us> wrote: > 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. This is a very cost effective setup: http://www.htd.com/amplifiers/12-Channel-Amplifier Provides six rooms of stereo amps $649 NSLU as music source $80 USB disk $100 USB 1.0 hub and 4 USB audio cards $100 (USB 2.0 hub must be multi-TT) I run four copies of mpd on the NSLU2. Existing Nokia N800 with mpd client for remote control. This setup has some drawbacks but it is very cost effective at $150/room plus speakers. My house had speakers with volume controls in each room installed by the previous owner. 30W/channel amps are plenty for background music. HTD sells 60W/channel but you won't need it. > > > 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) > _______________________________________________ > pulseaudio-discuss mailing list > pulseaudio-discuss at mail.0pointer.de > https://tango.0pointer.de/mailman/listinfo/pulseaudio-discuss > -- Jon Smirl jonsmirl at gmail.com
