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I'm looking for a solution, but I don't know what to search for. I don't have any good audio store nearby, so I want to do some research before salespeople start giving me their million-dollar smiles.

Here's my problem:
I want an amplifier or something similar that can 'route' different inputs to different outputs.

I have a PC with boatloads of music, a DVD player and a tuner + other possible future sources.
I want something that I can use to 'route' these inputs to speakers in the ceilings in different rooms, speakers outside where we party and 5.1 surround in the living room where we watch DVDs.

Does anyone here have any ideas or know of any product?

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...a ball of string...

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Originally posted by Crowley
I'm looking for a solution, but I don't know what to search for. I don't have any good audio store nearby, so I want to do some research before salespeople start giving me their million-dollar smiles.

Here's my problem:
I want an amplifier or something similar that can 'route' different inputs to different outputs.

I have a PC with boatloads of music, ...[text shortened]... ing room where we watch DVDs.

Does anyone here have any ideas or know of any product?
email these guys.

They are one of the best retail outlets in Canada.

http://www.baybloorradio.com/contact.html

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Originally posted by Crowley
I'm looking for a solution, but I don't know what to search for. I don't have any good audio store nearby, so I want to do some research before salespeople start giving me their million-dollar smiles.

Here's my problem:
I want an amplifier or something similar that can 'route' different inputs to different outputs.

I have a PC with boatloads of music, ...[text shortened]... ing room where we watch DVDs.

Does anyone here have any ideas or know of any product?
I think Ragnorak was looking for a similar solution a while back. Might ask him.

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Originally posted by Crowley
I'm looking for a solution, but I don't know what to search for. I don't have any good audio store nearby, so I want to do some research before salespeople start giving me their million-dollar smiles.

Here's my problem:
I want an amplifier or something similar that can 'route' different inputs to different outputs.

I have a PC with boatloads of music, ...[text shortened]... ing room where we watch DVDs.

Does anyone here have any ideas or know of any product?
Have a read through this thread, and it may give you some answers, or at least some search paramenters. Thread 69080

I haven't done anything with it since the thread, so can't offer any more advice.

If you do come up with something, then please post it in the linked thread, as I'm still planning on implementing a similar solution.

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Originally posted by Crowley
I'm looking for a solution, but I don't know what to search for. I don't have any good audio store nearby, so I want to do some research before salespeople start giving me their million-dollar smiles.

Here's my problem:
I want an amplifier or something similar that can 'route' different inputs to different outputs.

I have a PC with boatloads of music, ...[text shortened]... ing room where we watch DVDs.

Does anyone here have any ideas or know of any product?
The cheapest way would be to solder in your own patch bay, then you just patch the speakers you want like you would in a 30s telephone exchange. It's not very complicated at all.

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Originally posted by Starrman
The cheapest way would be to solder in your own patch bay, then you just patch the speakers you want like you would in a 30s telephone exchange. It's not very complicated at all.
I use a Biamp Nexia with the inputs and outputs over cat5 terminated with amplifiers or active speakers.
The matrix switcher can be setup with different presets controlled via the PC or another controller.

There are cheaper DSP's out there though.

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