SMHarman

Does this work on both temperature flavors. F and C? I recall an older thread requiring C as the operating temp of the system for a external HVAC control. Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk

Yep 1>8 8>8 and any combination as long as the right number is higher than the left. You can't play six sources out of 5 zones Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk

Yes you can use an keyoad dimmer without a load as a keypad. Your suggestion of a traditional outlet with a switch control like C4 ones or others would have been my suggestion. Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk

Signal to noise ratio. >89 vs > 105. Form factor 1 ru vs 3-4ru. From a use and new sale perspective the 8x8 and 24x24 are right sized. The dealer isn't selling a 16x16 for 3 sources and 6 rooms. Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk

V3 spec sheet still talks about an LCD monochrome screen! Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk

I thought that was v1 vs v2, not v2 vs v3? Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk

Probably is but on the specs of V2 vs V3? Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk

True but you can have a custom button to run the scan and schedule it every 24 hrs. Rare I'm in a rush to rip and play something these days. I'll find it on Napster Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk

Why not set up music user ID and password on the synology Use the inbuilt My Music on C4 and point that to the synology and it will scan away and off you go with your music. Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk

Because I'm looking at spending a few hundred bucks on eBay not $1200 on a triad. I just picked up an AMX Alero 8 which looks a lot like the Triad amp8. Just need to get some switch gear in the middle and see who wants a perfectly working 4 zone matrix amp Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk

Besides the obvious 2 vs 4 ru is there any difference. I know S1 vs S2 has the 50 vs 100 step volume but this looks identical on the spec sheets, even down to the typo that the V3 has a back-lit monochrome LCD! My vintage speakerpoint is finally EOL if I'm going to V3 so I need a matrix and amp. Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk

That with a 5x1 4k hdmi and amps. Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk

I know. I'm asking Sony to make an installer friendly device. Not many front panel buttons etc all IP controlled. Installer can manage for cooling. Phoenix connectors for speakers like the Triad amps etc. It's a niche form factor for a mass market product. I don't imagine the costs of recasing and decontenting panels and displays would be huge. Ah hadn't seem how porky it had got. I'm a PC and Android and very few apple products in this home. All collecting dust. Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk

Probably right, but I ponder how much space inside the average receiver exists because of the desire for big volume knobs and display screens when in an integrator led installation this is invisible to the user. Sony (and others) have gone the right way with the buttons behind the magnetic slab, but that's refining not reimagining. I wonder what Sony or others would say I'd they were given the spec of build a 1RU, 2RU or whatever receiver. A few years ago 8 channels of matrix and 8 zones of amp was 4ru of space. 16 zones quickly became a quarter of a rack and now is 3ru plus breathing room with Triad hardware that runs a lot cooler. Tivo takes 2ru, now you can get an appletv, roku and another widget onto 1ru. Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk

Triad 1U 7.2 amp sounds like a solution for a HT space. Or a 1U SS matrix decoder that hooks into the current 1U amp. Though price wise that pair is uncompetitive with a Sony et al decoder. Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk