janagler Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Hi,I am planning on doing a small C4 system with only 4 zones. I am most concerned about audio and will have in-wall speakers in each zone. Are there are alternatives to using theC4 multi channel amp? I know Rotel makes a nice 8 channel amp that could do the job maybe paired with a matrix switch? Would that work? Has anyone done this? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 C4 makes a 4 zone amp now. Same as the larger 8 zone but only 4 zones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shazzbat Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Did you even try the C4 amp? They now make an 8 channel amp. (4 zone) http://www.control4.com/cp/112-6E640B9D/index.htmHow are you planning on doing the switching? The C4 amp is not just an amp but also a switch.You say that you're concern with audio, but you have in-wall speakers? Spending the same amount of money for a non switching amp to power in-wall speakers in a waste of money if you ask me.Talk to your dealer into letting you hear the C4 amp before making a decision at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 ^^^^^ I agree. The C4 amp is a little pricey, but it sure is nice. I have the 8 zone amp running at full capacity, I LOVE IT! I use it all day everyday, what a great investment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin L Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 ^^^^^ I agree. The C4 amp is a little pricey, but it sure is nice. I have the 8 zone amp running at full capacity, I LOVE IT! I use it all day everyday, what a great investment!it has a parametric EQ per zone, built in matrix switch and lots of other fun features.. its actually a really good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slemay Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Yup - ditto what AA said. For all the features it adds (matrix switch alone) - it's cheaper than most other solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 All I know is I love mine, it sounds great, and has never given me one second of problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl_B Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 If I have more than 8 output zones, can more than one of these be put into my system if I split the inputs between the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin L Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 you can run as many amps as you want. If you have 12 zones use 1 8 zone and 1 4 zone or 16 zones = 2 amps etc etc.. i have used 4 amps in a project. works fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 The 8 zone amp looks the way for me to go too. All my music is stored on my HC500 (I also have it on my NAS). Is there a way to stream music to the 8 zone amp so that several streams can be played in one or all zones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I think with each controller you can do only 3 streams of digital audio at a time, but to answer your question you can output from the controller into the 8 zone amp and because it has the audio matrix built in, you can have it going to one zone, all zones, or whichever zones you choose. I dont have one of these but I get the same effect using speakerpoints and an a/v switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 You're limited as to the number of audio outputs of the controllers, which have to be connected as inputs into your amp or audio switch.The HC200 has one audio output, the HC300 has 2, the HC500 has 3, plus digital audio outputs that share outputs with two of those.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Ah, thanks for clearing that up Ryan. I must have been thinking of Rhapsody streams. Question - can you have 3 Rhapsody streams and 2 MP3 streams from an HC300 simultaneously, or would the system crawl to a slow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 It can certainly decode those, but again, the HC300 only has 2 audio outputs, so you're only ever going to get 2 analog outputs at a time from an HC300.Now, if you had additional controllers or SpeakerPoint devices in the system, yes, the 300 should be able to handle the multiple streams, although 3 Rhapsody streams definitely take more CPU than the MP3 streams.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Yeah, I meant have the two analog streams and then stream the rhapsody to three endpoints over the network simultaneously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Sorry if I come across a bit thick but in laymans terms does that mean I could plug the 3 analog outputs from an HC500 into a 4 zone amp and add 3 speaker points to give me 6 audio zones?I believe the digital coax out from the back of the HC500 doesn't work, is that true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Sorry if I come across a bit thick but in laymans terms does that mean I could plug the 3 analog outputs from an HC500 into a 4 zone amp and add 3 speaker points to give me 6 audio zones?No problem. Yes, you could have 6 independent audio zones by using the 3 analog HC500 outputs and 3 speaker points.I believe the digital coax out from the back of the HC500 doesn't work, is that true?I believe it works in the 1.7.1 and later releases, but I haven't used it myself (as I don't have a 500).RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Thanks Ryan. I appeciate your help.That would be good news if the digital out works now. I can use all 4 zones on the 4 zone amp and just get 2 speaker points to complete my 6 zones.Jobs a good un. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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