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Post by mopman on May 26, 2014 15:34:50 GMT -5
Trying to figure out a easy solution for a new problem i created, I was controlling all my two channel music with a USP-1 but my indoor speakers were being powered by my HK AVR 630 in direct mode with the sub woofer triggered by it, now that I have entered a XPR-2 the only way I see is to trigger it with the USP-1 and by doing so if I run my outside speakers I have to manually turn off the sub or it will play in the house.
Any ideas on how I can simplify this as little changes can baffle my wife. Do they make an inline RCA switch that wont interfere with the sound quality? Seems like every time I upgrade I create a new issue. Any ideas would be welcome.
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Post by mopman on May 27, 2014 7:37:52 GMT -5
Hear those crickets , no cheap idea i guess aside from manually turning subwoofer on and off.
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Post by Canuck_fr on May 27, 2014 8:25:56 GMT -5
I am in the same situation as you. If you have a good idea, tell me!
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Post by KeithL on May 27, 2014 8:46:56 GMT -5
1) Any halfway decent PASSIVE RCA switch shouldn't hurt the sound - especially of a sub. 2) Rather than turning off the audio signal to the sub, or the mains power, you can also turn off the trigger signal itself. Any little switch, even one intended for a lamp, or one intended to install in the dash board of a car (don't get a lighted one), could be spliced inline with the trigger cable. That way it certainly won't affect the AUDIO quality at all. Since a trigger is only 12V at about a tenth of an amp, pretty well any switch can handle switching it, and it's safe to work with. I am in the same situation as you. If you have a good idea, tell me! |
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Post by mopman on May 27, 2014 12:23:21 GMT -5
The trigger is internal in the sub, I guess it picks up a incoming signal from the RCA input to tell it to become active. So I guess I need to scout an RCA inline switch to have near the amp.
as I tell my wife it's just one more button as I get that death stare...........
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Post by Canuck_fr on May 27, 2014 16:02:47 GMT -5
Thanks Keith, sounds like a plan
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Post by mopman on May 30, 2014 7:39:01 GMT -5
Ordered one of theses RCA DT902AV 2-Way A/V Switcher seems simple enough, Keith thanks for the insight.
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Post by pedrocols on May 30, 2014 8:47:25 GMT -5
Ordered one of theses RCA DT902AV 2-Way A/V Switcher seems simple enough, Keith thanks for the insight. I have one of those and they work pretty good. |
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Post by mopman on May 30, 2014 16:42:31 GMT -5
Thanks, was wondering if it would be ok , won't arrive till next week. Its funny Emotiva can get your stuff to you in like 3 days and Amazon can take 5 to 7 days sometimes.
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Post by pedrocols on May 30, 2014 16:45:11 GMT -5
Thanks, was wondering if it would be ok , won't arrive till next week. Its funny Emotiva can get your stuff to you in like 3 days and Amazon can take 5 to 7 days sometimes. I even checked spl with the signal going through this switch and the difference is less than 1db which is basically nothing. |
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