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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 #?

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. 

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! 

Sorry for my delayed response.  I great appreciate the responses.  I think I can keep it to around 8 zones.  In ceiling speakers will be just for back ground listening mainly and the main living room/theater is where we can “rock out”.

I plan to mainly use Apple Music streaming, pandora, etc.  I would also like to use music from my hard drives that my movies are also on.  Planning to use Plex for movie/audio streaming.  

 I won’t be using the audio in the in ceiling speakers for movies only audio.  I don’t think I will plan to do video switching in the future but I am going to run enough cat6 for the future on the off chance I do  

with Sonos do I also need a separate matrix switcher?  Again any help would be much appreciated  

Hello,

  I just purchased a used EA3 v1 and am very excited after many years of hoping to get C4. I am building a home and getting ready to run all of my cat6 and speaker cable myself.  

I am trying to have C4 “on a budget”. I am going to install in ceiling speakers and I am wondering what everyone would recommend for a multiple zone amp. I have considered a used C4 amp (AMP108) Sonos or Monoprice. Wondering if all of these/any of these would work with an EA3 and any advice or suggestions.  

Thanks in advance!