Hi Richard - So if I have this right no interface is required - just the ethernet out of the mac ?
On 29 June 2017 at 20:49, Richard Foss <r.f...@ru.ac.za> wrote: > Hi Augustine, to answer this question about the SPK-4Ps: > > > can you daisy chain them (as discrete channels) or would you have to run > a seperate ethernet cable to each one? > > You would run a separate Ethernet cable from a switch to each one. So for > example, running a DAW on a Mac, you would output your tracks to the > outputs made available by the Mac AVB virtual audio entity, and each > speaker would listen to one of the outputs. > > You would use PoE+, not PoE, and each speaker is powered by a Merus audio > Eximo amplifier, providing 30W. With the Mac you could connect up to 120 > speakers. You also have the possibility of connecting a separate passive > speaker to the powered one, providing 2 x 15W. > > Here is a bit more info: > > http://www.technologyintegrator.net/article/immersivedsp- > integrates-merus-audio-eximo-amp-minidsp-spk-4p-speaker/ <http://www. > technologyintegrator.net/article/immersivedsp- > integrates-merus-audio-eximo-amp-minidsp-spk-4p-speaker/> > > Richard. > > > > > On 29 Jun 2017, at 6:38 PM, Augustine Leudar <augustineleu...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > aye - and that would kind of defeat the advantage of it - Ill stick to > > passive for now - Ive always found active speakers a bit of a pain for > > larger site specific stuff because you have to run power to them as well > > as audio. > > These look like they might be OK for some stuff : > > > > https://www.immersivedsp.com/products/spk-4p > > > > but Im a bit unsure as to what exactly they can do - can you daisy chain > > them (as discrete channels) or would you have to run a seperate ethernet > > cable to each one ? > > > > On 29 June 2017 at 17:04, Dave Hunt <davehuntau...@btinternet.com> > wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> I think that you'll find that an active speaker with an AVB input will > >> require more current than can be supplied over an ethernet cable. > Perhaps > >> for very small speakers with a low power digital amplifier, but anything > >> decent would require mains (or DC batteries) to the speaker. > >> > >> The available current may power the DAC though. > >> > >> Ciao, > >> > >> Dave > >> > >> From: Augustine Leudar <augustineleu...@gmail.com> > >>> Date: 28 June 2017 22:06:52 BDT > >>> To: Surround Sound discussion group <sursound@music.vt.edu> > >>> Subject: Re: [Sursound] Multichannel players for permanent > installations > >>> > >>> > >>> Hi Richard - > >>> There is lots of things that pan all around the room but the > soundscape is > >>> designed in pre production for this installation and then its just a > >>> multichannel file (or seperate mono ones). Other installations I do are > >>> interactive and so sounds are processed and panned in realtime around > the > >>> space depending on the sensors used etc. Certainly the AVB thing might > be > >>> good for some less inhospitable environments- I especially like the way > >>> power can be taken to the the speakers via the ethernet cable..... > >>> > >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- > >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >> URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachme > >> nts/20170629/0e011d85/attachment.html> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Sursound mailing list > >> Sursound@music.vt.edu > >> https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > >> edit account or options, view archives and so on. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Augustine Leudar > > Artistic Director Magik Door LTD > > Company Number : NI635217 > > Registered 63 Ballycoan rd, > > Belfast BT88LL > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/ > attachments/20170629/5b094292/attachment.html> > > _______________________________________________ > > Sursound mailing list > > Sursound@music.vt.edu > > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/ > attachments/20170629/a3a9354f/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > -- Augustine Leudar Artistic Director Magik Door LTD Company Number : NI635217 Registered 63 Ballycoan rd, Belfast BT88LL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20170629/e501836d/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
