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Hi I am in the midst of putting together a Crestron AV system and as I am running the wires for the various rooms I became concerned that my plan of having 5.1 for a dedicated video games room, 5.1 for basic HD broadcasts if they exist in the future? And a 7.1 Dedicated HT room. May not be possible from a central control room.
First I have 8 zones of audio to be sent to 8 sets of speakers via a 16 channel Crestron amp, and a Bipad8. But I was curious with using a Crestron room solution boxes at each video location I can only send a digital audio signal from lets say a DVD player. Then a local receiver has to create the 5.1 audio output??? You can not send 5.l through any other way unless I have a separate amp for each room in the control room. I think this is not very practical at all do you agree as the length of speaker runs and the power needed to run these distances would not work.
So can I assume the only way I can get these extra zones of 5.1 is to have a separate receiver in each room where I need 5.1 with a Rs-232 control alng wit a room solution box CNXRMCLV
But what I am curious can I still have video switching from a far and audio at the local room? Does this work together or not? I guess in plain English I want to video switch all the sources and have the audio switched to 5.1 at the TV room location. Using Cat6 wires, this is what PVID 8 x 3 or PVID 8X4 video switchers use. I am not sure if I need 8x3 or 8X4 PVID ????
Has anyone had any experience with this or know what I am asking is to do is possible??? I know Crestron has a 7.1 processor and room solution all in one but you can not switch 5.1 between rooms as far as I know. And it is not possible to run 3 sets of room speakers back to one amp.
And secondly if I want to be able to have the other audio source's play into these separate receivers, is this possible also? I know I can just press a switch on receiver to make just stereo output if I am listening to music from the central control servers. Can I assume this is correct and I do not to wire up separately a 5.1 speaker arrangement in room and a separate 2 speaker set up to listen to music form lets say a radio source?
Sorry for the confusion but I am confused myself. Any light on this subject would help
Thanks
Oil Country
First I have 8 zones of audio to be sent to 8 sets of speakers via a 16 channel Crestron amp, and a Bipad8. But I was curious with using a Crestron room solution boxes at each video location I can only send a digital audio signal from lets say a DVD player. Then a local receiver has to create the 5.1 audio output??? You can not send 5.l through any other way unless I have a separate amp for each room in the control room. I think this is not very practical at all do you agree as the length of speaker runs and the power needed to run these distances would not work.
So can I assume the only way I can get these extra zones of 5.1 is to have a separate receiver in each room where I need 5.1 with a Rs-232 control alng wit a room solution box CNXRMCLV
But what I am curious can I still have video switching from a far and audio at the local room? Does this work together or not? I guess in plain English I want to video switch all the sources and have the audio switched to 5.1 at the TV room location. Using Cat6 wires, this is what PVID 8 x 3 or PVID 8X4 video switchers use. I am not sure if I need 8x3 or 8X4 PVID ????
Has anyone had any experience with this or know what I am asking is to do is possible??? I know Crestron has a 7.1 processor and room solution all in one but you can not switch 5.1 between rooms as far as I know. And it is not possible to run 3 sets of room speakers back to one amp.
And secondly if I want to be able to have the other audio source's play into these separate receivers, is this possible also? I know I can just press a switch on receiver to make just stereo output if I am listening to music from the central control servers. Can I assume this is correct and I do not to wire up separately a 5.1 speaker arrangement in room and a separate 2 speaker set up to listen to music form lets say a radio source?
Sorry for the confusion but I am confused myself. Any light on this subject would help
Thanks
Oil Country