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lykle

2006-11-05, 01:49

Hi guys,

I have three sb2's now and two are connected to a T-amp amplifier.
I don't like the fact that the amps are powered up all the time.

I'd love it if the SB had a 12V output that was switched on, with power on. But I know it's only 5V coming in, so it would have to be an external switched power supply or such.
Do any of you know if this is done and how?

It would be cool to use the optical out as a light switch, but that thing is always on, so that won't work.

Anyway, please let me know what you think.

Lykle

JJP

2006-11-06, 00:09

I got around this by switching them both off/on at the mains.

Hide a 2 socket extension & run the single cord to a plug/switch.

The SB asks if you want to alter network config on startup which annoys the hell out of me, but 4 seconds of patience is reqd.

Jonathan

gonk

2006-11-21, 09:31

Hi guys,

I have three sb2's now and two are connected to a T-amp amplifier.
I don't like the fact that the amps are powered up all the time.

I'd love it if the SB had a 12V output that was switched on, with power on. But I know it's only 5V coming in, so it would have to be an external switched power supply or such.
Do any of you know if this is done and how?

It would be cool to use the optical out as a light switch, but that thing is always on, so that won't work.

Anyway, please let me know what you think.

Lykle

See this bug regarding the optical output on/off:

http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397

Or this solution using the headphone output:

http://www.gwendesign.com/slimserver/dev_hard_and_software.htm#ampswitch

ratso

2007-07-11, 13:00

sorry to interrupt this thread but is this the same gonk from the outlaw audio forum?

Videodrome

2007-07-11, 13:25

I think gonk at Outlaw is from TN and this gonk is from Scandanavia. Of course, he may have moved ;-)

peterw

2007-07-11, 19:18

I have three sb2's now and two are connected to a T-amp amplifier.
I don't like the fact that the amps are powered up all the time.

Have you measured the power draw of your T-amps? My Sonic Impact draws a fraction of the power that the Squeezebox uses when music isn't playing. It's certainly far more efficient than my old mid-fi receivers.

Another option would be X-10 and my BottleRocket plugin.

-Peter

gonk

2007-07-12, 02:34

I think gonk at Outlaw is from TN and this gonk is from Scandanavia. Of course, he may have moved ;-)

Right, I've never been in TN or in the Outlaw forum...

drewe181

2007-07-15, 08:36

you could always use something like this to turn it off remotely:

http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.filereader?3eaf39ae0531bc582741c0a87f9c0708+EN/catalogs/CTG0005685

-D