On 08/30/04 21:42 ET, mcn779 said...
Actually the only difference is how the outputs
are matrixed to the inputs. The outputs don't
care if they're pre-amp outs, tape outs or mutli-zone
outs. The CAV6.6 has a total of 12 inputs and
outputs the 3805 has over 40 so the 3805 can easily
handle the switching needed to run more zones
if it was designed to do so. And the reason custom
is bad is that it is preceived to be expensive
and it is. People don't typically have a problem
with labor they do hardware. I have many times
charged $500 to install a $700 and under HTIB.
How are you calculating the outputs? There are only 3 stereo preamp outputs which route through the twin ST MUX chips inside. These are the only outputs suitable for multi-room. The RS232 commands only support 3 zones and it only has 7 commands for each zone, keeping in mind this is a slow single link for all 3 (really 2 zones as the first zone is the receiver itself).
So how are you able to make any more zones from this? And why would this be better than a real muti-zone product that has a real matrix switch, a real protocol and the ability to have every room able to listen to its own tuner or music server?
This is the kind of job that gets us all in trouble as the client may have seen another bid with a real product in it and then YOU tell him that this AV receiver can do it all for a fraction of the price. Meanwhile two years later when we are replacing this system with a real multi-zone system the guy is pissed that someone oversold what the system was really designed for and he has now ended up paying more than the original bid because he bought two systems..
