ILoveC4 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 I’ve got 8 outdoor speakers that are powered off of 2 zones on a Control4 amplifier. I want to add 2 more speakers to a different part of the yard. I have power and Ethernet to this part of the yard, but no speaker wire ran from there back to the equipment room. I’m thinking about adding a “Triad 1” (or some other single zone amp that can output Control4 audio) but curious if it will be able to join the “session” for the other 2 backyard zones and not have any syncing issues. Does that make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekki70 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 i just did this for a client, with the triad one and there is not a sync issue, works very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Use the CAT cable to extend audio from your rack to that area. Install 2 Channel amp of your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 8 hours ago, lippavisual said: Use the CAT cable to extend audio from your rack to that area. Install 2 Channel amp of your choice. The CAT cable goes to a 5 port PoE switch in that area that powers my Intellicenter and an IP cam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 11 hours ago, tekki70 said: i just did this for a client, with the triad one and there is not a sync issue, works very well Thank you for confirming. And this is true with sources like Airplay, iHeartRadio, etc...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekki70 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 in the time i had tested, i had noticed no delay, with tune in, iheart, and spotify connect. cant say about airplay as no apple user here. im going back to the house monday and ill bring an iphone to test it out. ILoveC4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 I’ll try to snag one this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 There should be ZERO sync issues between a triad one and a 'simple' (ie no surround or other encoding/decoding) controller to amp setup (eg, EA5 to 8 zone matrix amp, or via a C4/triad matrix) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 4 hours ago, Cyknight said: There should be ZERO sync issues between a triad one and a 'simple' (ie no surround or other encoding/decoding) controller to amp setup (eg, EA5 to 8 zone matrix amp, or via a C4/triad matrix) Thanks Cyknight. To clarify, I'm going to add one of these: https://www.control4.com/docs/product/triad-one/triad-data-sheet/english/latest/triad-one-triad-data-sheet-rev-b.pdf That is going to power a DVC that I'm putting as a surface mount on the outside of my pool bath. The rest of the zones are powered straight off the hardwired, whole home audio system. The way it is right now, if you want to hear it in the actual water, you need to CRANK the volume on the deck. I just want to add this wall mount DVC so that I can hear the music in the pool. It needs to be in-sync though. Since it's a streaming amp I figured it might introduce delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 While it's a streaming amp, It's a 'C4' streaming amp. Meaning the system will make sure it's output is in sync (ie it may delay everything by a few ms to match it up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 On 6/22/2020 at 4:37 PM, Cyknight said: While it's a streaming amp, It's a 'C4' streaming amp. Meaning the system will make sure it's output is in sync (ie it may delay everything by a few ms to match it up) Perfect. It should be here tomorrow and I'm excited to get it all setup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 Just wanted to close the loop - I got the Triad One added to the pool equipment room to power a newly added DVC at the pool deck and it’s awesome! Thanks for the help everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitali Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Cheap solution, should work. (depends what os do you have). take 1 old HC-250 connect it to internet, connect any stereo amp to audio output. connect your speakers. Im not sure for 100%, but you shouldn't have any delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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