meep wrote: > And then there's this apporach; > > I have a similar star configuration with all my speaker cables running > back to a single point. This point is adjacent to my structured wiring > panels, network hubs etc. Essentially, everything terminates proximate > to each other in my attic. > > Beside this mass of cables, I have installed my server running Win > Server 2003. This holds all my music files and runs SlimServer. > > In the server, I have installed an M-Audio Delta 410 sound card that > gives me 4x stereo outputs and one SPDIF output. > > The SPDIF runs to my A/V receiver in my HT. The 4x Analog outs run to > cheap as chips digital T-Amps stacked beside the server. Each one > powers a set of speakers somewhere in the house. > > I have set up 5 instances of SoftSqueeze on the server, each one with a > different MAC address and mapped to one of the 5 audio outputs. > > I use any of the following to access SlimServer and control music in > any zone; > -One of two Nokia 770 handhelds accessing the Nokia 770 skin > -A PSP accessing the Nokia 770 skin > -Any PC or laptop anywhere in the house. > > Now, not a squeezebox in sight and a fabuosuly usable system! To add > more zones, I just need to add more sound cards to my server. > > To my mind, this set-up is best for the start speaker config. My next > task is to have my alarm system cut off power to the T-Amps so that > they do not run needlessly when the house is empty. >
Disgusting. Logitech is not making a penny here! ;) This was what I had in mind earlier, except I'd probably want to add one or more Jive remotes in a later stage so that Logitech makes a few pennies at least. Regards, Peter _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
