shenandoah75
Active Member
was looking at this post and others: http://www.cocoontech.com/index.php?showto...&hl=ELK-120
I am thinking i elk-124/elk-129
I don't think i need the elk-930 since my plan is to get rid of the current doorbell and the transformer so I can wire the doorbell switch directly into an input for control (with fast response time). Now i will have 8 pairs of speakers connected via impedence matching volume controls. My thinking is that i set the Vc's to an 8x factor, the output of the 124 would be reduced to about <corrected> 1.5 watts per channel if i go straight from the speaker level output of the elk-124....
Option 1
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accept the power limitation, use relays on the feeds from my amps to cut off any playing source, wait a sec, play the elk voice via an output and after a few seconds, unmute. curious if that level would be enough to hear it? Is using a DPDT relay for this on speaker level output a good idea? Will ir pop? wil the sudden drop be too abraisive?
Option 2
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Feed the output of the elk-124 to an input in my amp (line level). Fire off an IR command via IR serial interface to lower volume, switch inputs - then fire the sound, then switch back to original source and ramp volume back up? Only issue i see is controlling exactly what level to ramp back up to would be the issue) - hopefully i can get a timed output or number of immisions to get it close to the set level...
opinions on either?
thx inadvance
-brad
fyi my outdoor VC would generally be muted (unless we're out there) , so doing this by zone is not really a concern....
I am thinking i elk-124/elk-129
I don't think i need the elk-930 since my plan is to get rid of the current doorbell and the transformer so I can wire the doorbell switch directly into an input for control (with fast response time). Now i will have 8 pairs of speakers connected via impedence matching volume controls. My thinking is that i set the Vc's to an 8x factor, the output of the 124 would be reduced to about <corrected> 1.5 watts per channel if i go straight from the speaker level output of the elk-124....
Option 1
=====
accept the power limitation, use relays on the feeds from my amps to cut off any playing source, wait a sec, play the elk voice via an output and after a few seconds, unmute. curious if that level would be enough to hear it? Is using a DPDT relay for this on speaker level output a good idea? Will ir pop? wil the sudden drop be too abraisive?
Option 2
=====
Feed the output of the elk-124 to an input in my amp (line level). Fire off an IR command via IR serial interface to lower volume, switch inputs - then fire the sound, then switch back to original source and ramp volume back up? Only issue i see is controlling exactly what level to ramp back up to would be the issue) - hopefully i can get a timed output or number of immisions to get it close to the set level...
opinions on either?
thx inadvance
-brad
fyi my outdoor VC would generally be muted (unless we're out there) , so doing this by zone is not really a concern....
