On February 19, 2007 at 23:59, rlustig said...
Steve, I would ask, what products would you guys be using
to accomplish this type of integration? What DA system,
what lighting, what plasmas? etc etc. My guess would be
Russound, Radio Ra and whatever plasmas would be available.
It isn't that hard to come up with something cheaper.
That really isn't the question. The question is will it
work and what are the capabilities. I would say that if
my above assumptions are corect, then yes, you could probably
devise a system that is cheaper because the subsystems
are cheaper. I would also say that Ra is a lousy candidate
for this hypothetical. 50 loads with a chronos is really
pushing the limits of RA. I know its possible, but how
many here would do it? Lets change it to 65 lighting loads.
Then what happens? I would also say that Russound is a
bad solution for this hypothetical. Is six sources really
enough for a 12 zone DAsystem? Again, how many here would
want to use a Russound system that is available to every
DIY on the net for cost?
The real comparison is the control system. That is what
it seems like you are trying to sell us. (It doesn't seem
like you are really trying to sell a control system to
anyone else, JMO) What is the MSRP for your system for
a dedicated controller, one or more of your touchpanels
to run it and your hypothetical 50 lighting loads, 12
DA zones and the other items. That is your challenge.
Given the exact same source components and subsystems,
what is the MSRP of your system. Leaving out installation
since the same wires will be needed regardless. This is
what I am curious about.
Let's make it quick, and say that we are flexible. If you want to go big boy lighting lets do vantage infusion with 65 loads, 12 zones of audio with 2 russound CA 6.6 (we have some secret sauce here that will make you think differently when installed. We can always use a different audio system, pricing is pretty standard whether its nuvo, niles, russound, and then you jump to ada, nestreams and stuff. You go adagio, i will go russound, remember we are talking about function, working and ease of setup as well. Russound does have 50+% of the DA space. I was going to go aprilaire thermostats and either dsc or honeywell security. Lets not get into the minutia, build your spec and we do something that has basically the same functionality. Let's go offline and do a conference call for folks who want to participate.
