Posted October 3, 20195 yr Hello, I am working on building my Control4 system “on a budget” so I am trying to buy as much used equipment as possible. I am building a 2600 Square foot home. I have an Ea3 I got off eBay and 3 dimmers and 2 switches so far. I am looking for a matrix switcher that I would like to use a separate amp for. I will have about 10 zones. I obviously would love to find a used triad but don’t think that will happen soon. I have seen the 16s2-e-b and the aC4-16ZAMSV3-B for sale. Are one of these newer/better models then the other? Trying to decide which one to buy. Any help or advice is MUCH appreciated. Thanks in advance!
October 3, 20195 yr IF your amps do NOT have volume control (or can't be controlled by C4) you'll want the V3 version, as it has a full 0-100% range for volume, the older models only have 25 steps.
October 3, 20195 yr Author Thanks for the quick reply. I am not planning to have volume control knobs around the house. I would like to control the volume from my phone/c4 tablet (which would also love to see which one people recommend). So the v3 would give me the ability to do that? I also have not found a multi channel amp yet.
October 3, 20195 yr Yes the V3 allows for exactly that, regardless of what amp you have behind it. The V2 would require you to have a controlled amplifier behind it (to do it 'right', 25 steps just doesn't work very nicely). And generally, a controlled amp would be quite a bit more expensive.
October 4, 20195 yr Author Awesome. Thanks again for the help! Any amps you would recommend or other pieces of general equipment for my setup? Specifically which tablet to get? Wall or stand alone? Size? Model #?
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