mallom Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Hi guys! What are your thoughts/experience using a 3rd party dumb amp in Control4's eco system? I recently bought a Zektor ProAudio 16 Audio Matrix and so far Im digging it. Not easy to configure/program it, but seems to work great. Still testing the LipSync feature, but seems to work fine. Anyway... In the future, I am planing to pair the Zektor Audio Matrix with 2x AMX Alero ALR-AMP-8 but not 100% sure how to trigger it via Control4. Have you guys ever used this amp and triggered it with a Control4 IOX? The plan would be: Audio Sources (Sonos, Roku, ATV) > Zektor Audio Matrix > 8 zone dumb amp HDMI connections: Video Sources (roku, atv and etc) > hdmi matrix > TVs I know Triad is great, sounds better, integrates better, gluten free and etc, but I would like to focus this discussion on 3rd party amps. I really appreciate any inputs and thoughts. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LollerAgent Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Do you even need integration for the amps? Do they have 12V triggers that you can connect to your Zektor audio matrix? I'm using Episode "dumb" amps connected to a Triad matrix, and just use the 12V triggers from the matrix<>amps to turn the amps on/off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallom Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, LollerAgent said: Do you even need integration for the amps? Do they have 12V triggers that you can connect to your Zektor audio matrix? I'm using Episode "dumb" amps connected to a Triad matrix, and just use the 12V triggers from the matrix<>amps to turn the amps on/off. I believe the amp has 3-5V and 12v and the Audio matrix has 12v (not sure).. but, if I wanted to trigger via IOX, it should work right? https://adn.harmanpro.com/site_elements/resources/2220_1522183802/ALR-AMP-8.QuickStartGuide_original.pdf I have always used matrix amps with C4 - never integrated dumb amps. Im just trying to think what could go wrong with this setup. lol SMHarman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMHarman Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 I believe the amp has 3-5V and 12v and the Audio matrix has 12v (not sure).. but, if I wanted to trigger via IOX, it should work right? https://adn.harmanpro.com/site_elements/resources/2220_1522183802/ALR-AMP-8.QuickStartGuide_original.pdf I have always used matrix amps with C4 - never integrated dumb amps. Im just trying to think what could go wrong with this setup. lol I've just integrated this. For C4 integration connect pins 3 and 5 to a relay and steal some power from a contact. Add the power amp driver and off you go. Sounds nice. From what I see this and the triad both use IcePower Amplification so should be pretty similar IRL. Sent from my E6603 using Tapatalk mallom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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