mtech Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 just wondering here what other amplifiers beside"s the c4 16 channel amplifier is supported by c4 i have a russound here right now would this work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtech Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 also i am wondering can i use just a home theater controller at the different tv locations or should i use a hc200 min at the tv areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henniae Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 also i am wondering can i use just a home theater controller at the different tv locations or should i use a hc200 min at the tv areasYou can still use the HTC. The HC-200 is newer hardware and the HTC is a discontinued product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jberger Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Well, there is the 4 zone C4 amp too! I don't think there is a supported list of 3rd party amps, but you can use them. Yes, you can use 3rd party amps with Control4, but depending on the configuration, you may need to add a Matrix Audio Switch and deal with the limited volume adjustments that arise from that configuration.I just reused an Elan and Russsound amp in a client install where we were ripping out Elan and replacing with Control4. We used a 8zone Control4 amp for the main rooms and used his old amps for the former subzones and secondary spaces. It's simple with the Matrix Switch making the connections to all the amps. The only limitation is the way the Matrix switch adjusts volume in that configuration. If you use a Control4 amp you have 1% adjust ability for volume, but the 3rd party amps are line level only, so you are limited to 4% adjustments for volume on those. (The matrix is making the volume adjustments, prior to feeding the amp)We were using them for secondary rooms as background sources, we could adjust the input gain and volume to get a good match but it's not as easy as using the C4 amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 As far as using the HTCs as interfaces to TV's, that will work, with a couple of reason why the HC-200 is a better choice (besides the HTC currently being discontinued):1) The HC-200 is a thinner device, so it's easier to fit behind a TV2) The HC-200 provides either an HD interface *or* an SD interface, the HTC will only provide an SD interface.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebster Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Does the HC-300 also have an HD interface or just an SD interface? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Does the HC-300 also have an HD interface or just an SD interface?The 300 is HD only on component. SD on composite. The 500 had the option for HD or SD on component as well, if I remember right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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