Re: [slim] multi-room amplifier suggestions

2009-04-25 Thread sjbuck
I've seen this on EBay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-T-Amp-Class-T-Amp-Class-T-Audio-Amplifier_W0QQitemZ250410292149QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item250410292149&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1300|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318 Not sure what the sound quality is like, it's 'say

Re: [slim] multi-room amplifier suggestions

2009-04-24 Thread sjbuck
Thanks for all those speedy replies. The situation I have is that the house is already pre-wired back to the cellar with non-active ceiling speakers already installed, so I have to fit a system around that. The best amp I've looked at so far (as recommended above) is the AudioSource Amp100. I lik

Re: [slim] multi-room amplifier suggestions

2009-04-24 Thread Secret Squirrel
sjbuck;417898 Wrote: > I have a Duet in our kitchen wired back to the cellar to a bog standard > mini hifi. > I want to add an extra room/zone for the ensuite upstairs, this is > already cabled in back to the cellar. I therefor either need another > amp or a new amp capable of amplifying two sepa

Re: [slim] multi-room amplifier suggestions

2009-04-24 Thread JeffHart
I'd consider looking at a Boom - nice price and you can control it completely from Squeezecenter. I'm currently running 5 receivers and a boom, two of the receivers are connected to book shelf systems and one to a Cambridge Soundworks CD player. The boom is a less expensive option than any of t

Re: [slim] multi-room amplifier suggestions

2009-04-24 Thread pippin
sjbuck;417898 Wrote: > > How do you guys do this now, those with multi-room setups? > No multiroom amp. Heck, not even an amp anymore. A Squeezebox in every room connected to active speakers. That way, you can control all your SBs separately or in sync using your controller and active speakers

Re: [slim] multi-room amplifier suggestions

2009-04-24 Thread aubuti
In the single inexpensive amp department a couple good recommendations are the AudioSource Amp100 and the Sonic Impact T-Amp (both the original and the more recent 2nd generation model). Each is under US$100. The AudioSource has an auto-sensing feature that puts the amp into standby after it hasn'

[slim] multi-room amplifier suggestions

2009-04-24 Thread sjbuck
I have a Duet in our kitchen wired back to the cellar to a bog standard mini hifi. I want to add an extra room/zone for the ensuite upstairs, this is already cabled in back to the cellar. I therefor either need another amp or a new amp capable of amplifying two separate zones individually in stere