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Best way to set up an audio sensing 110v recept?
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Post 1 made on Saturday January 7, 2017 at 18:39
kwkshift
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I'm looking for a way to trigger a 110v recept from a Sonos Connect to power on an amplifier.

What would be the way to do this?

Thanks.
Post 2 made on Saturday January 7, 2017 at 19:06
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Parasound SCAMP from eBay.

Or use an amplifier that has an audio sensing trigger.

There are probably other solutions out there that are not too science projecty. I believe there was a similar thread a year or 2 ago here.
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Post 3 made on Saturday January 7, 2017 at 19:19
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The Niles SAS-1 + APC-2 combo would have done this. I say "would" because the SAS-1 is now discontinued, though you may find it still on eBay or Amazon.

RDL's (www.rdlnet.com) ST-ACR2 should work for the audio sensing portion. If the APC-2 is also unavailable, Xantech AC1 would work in place of APC-2.
Post 4 made on Saturday January 7, 2017 at 19:26
Ernie Gilman
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The Niles AC-3 has power outlets and its description at nilesaudio.com lists several of teir products that can be used to trigger it. Maybe the site is up to date and one of those things will a) work from the signal you have and b) be available.
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Post 5 made on Saturday January 7, 2017 at 22:41
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On January 7, 2017 at 18:39, kwkshift said...
I'm looking for a way to trigger a 110v recept from a Sonos Connect to power on an amplifier.

What would be the way to do this?

Thanks.

Can you use a Heos Link? That has a 12V trigger.
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Post 6 made on Saturday January 7, 2017 at 23:27
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Control4 ea1, C4 switch, a little programming.

Or

Xantech ac1 /. Niles cs12v and a little more homework. Too drunk / tired to do any more of yours
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Post 7 made on Sunday January 8, 2017 at 01:05
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Bluesound Node2, Yamaha WXC50 - all similar products... but not Sonos, obviously.
This industry is not getting cheaper and cheaper, we're simply convincing ourselves that we have to push the cheapest option to customers.
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Post 8 made on Sunday January 8, 2017 at 11:21
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Tell us how it works out before we all void our warranties.
Post 9 made on Monday January 9, 2017 at 09:15
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If the goal is an amplifier turned on by audio, then audio sensing amplifier.

Niles SAS-1 is, indeed, discontinued.

Niles cs12v detects current difference between on and off states. I have no idea as to whether the difference between on and off on a Sonos is enough to register.... once the difference is detected, it activates a 110 volt outlet.
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Post 10 made on Monday January 9, 2017 at 13:45
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Sonos CONNECT is a line level audio output, network client, DAC/ADC device. The wireless is always active. Further, the Line-In might be active while the Line-Out section is inactive. I doubt that any current sensor could reliably detect that the Line-Out function is active or not. (By the way, the TOSLINK carrier light is always ON.)
Post 11 made on Monday January 9, 2017 at 13:59
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On January 8, 2017 at 11:21, MediaImageAV said...


Tell us how it works out before we all void our warranties.

Someone should have told that guy to RTFM because the Dayton amp has signal sense, 12V in AND out and if it's using signal sense, the 12V out still works.
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Post 12 made on Monday January 9, 2017 at 14:01
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I was looking at some Global Cache accessories- one has a couple of contact closure options- just need a reasonably-priced way to trigger it.

It's too bad people are stupid enough that they would use the old convenience outlets for things that shouldn't be connected to them- those were great.
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Post 13 made on Monday January 9, 2017 at 18:09
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I've used this a few times instead of the Niles or Xantech pieces because you get more for your money.

[Link: panamax.com]

I use it most often with a temperature sensor to turn on the fans in the top of a rack and then extra outlets for accessories.

Use what ever you can to trigger it. Sorry I can't help there.

Also +1 for HEOS. Trigger out and subwoofer out. What's not to love about that.

Craig
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Post 14 made on Tuesday January 10, 2017 at 00:39
Ernie Gilman
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On January 9, 2017 at 18:09, Craig Aguiar-Winter said...
I use it most often with a temperature sensor to turn on the fans in the top of a rack and then extra outlets for accessories.

Aha! What's the temperature sensor you use? It's the thing that would liberate me from having to use ATM all the time.
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Post 15 made on Tuesday January 10, 2017 at 01:07
Craig Aguiar-Winter
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One of these:

[Link: coolcomponents.com]

And a wall wart.

Craig
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