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[Dennis Wiggins]

Has any one tried something like this to drive multiple zones with powered speakers?  ...as in, 1 stereo in and 6 or 8 stereo outs. 

ex:  ART Headamp6Pro Professional 6-Channel Headphone Amplifier

I am currently using a Peavey PZS 80, and it works fine to scatter sound to unpowered speakers around he property.  However, it is mono and has 'limited' power.

Down the road, I foresee myself having an inventory of perfectly useable powered speakers. 
 
-Dennis

[Scott Helmke]

Sure, you could do that. Headphone level is close enough to line level to work, and the lower source impedance is not a bad thing to have either.

If you really wanted to have fun you could send a mono signal in the left input, and a polarity inverted signal into the right input. Then your outputs will all be balanced mono.

[brian maddox]

Sure, you could do that. Headphone level is close enough to line level to work, and the lower source impedance is not a bad thing to have either.

If you really wanted to have fun you could send a mono signal in the left input, and a polarity inverted signal into the right input. Then your outputs will all be balanced mono.

 

[Keith Broughton]

Has any one tried something like this to drive multiple zones with powered speakers?  ...as in, 1 stereo in and 6 or 8 stereo outs. 

ex:  ART Headamp6Pro Professional 6-Channel Headphone Amplifier

I am currently using a Peavey PZS 80, and it works fine to scatter sound to unpowered speakers around he property.  However, it is mono and has 'limited' power.

Down the road, I foresee myself having an inventory of perfectly useable powered speakers. 
 
-Dennis

The headphone amp should work fine.
There is this...
http://www.musictri.be/Categories/Behringer/Mixers/Rackmount/ZMX2600/p/P0B3P

[Chris Hindle]

If you really wanted to have fun you could send a mono signal in the left input, and a polarity inverted signal into the right input. Then your outputs will all be balanced mono.

Auto-Mute ?

[Keith Broughton]

Auto-Mute ?

The output would be a balanced configuration from tip (R) to sleeve(L).
Same an an XLR pin 2 and pin 3

[Dennis Wiggins]

Sure, you could do that. Headphone level is close enough to line level to work, and the lower source impedance is not a bad thing to have either.

If you really wanted to have fun you could send a mono signal in the left input, and a polarity inverted signal into the right input. Then your outputs will all be balanced mono.

I had planned to send a L/R signal using common XLR (unbal) to fanout at the far end.  Testing would prove how noisy that might be. However, a mono balanced (thanks for the explanation, Keith) may be what I really need.

Hmmm... the ULTRAZONE ZMX2600 looks like it will do all I want.  I'm so skittish, after have been burnt by their products in the past, but I might take a $99 chance on this.

-Dennis

[Keith Broughton]

I had planned to send a L/R signal using common XLR (unbal) to fanout at the far end.  Testing would prove how noisy that might be. However, a mono balanced (thanks for the explanation, Keith) may be what I really need.

Hmmm... the ULTRAZONE ZMX2600 looks like it will do all I want.  I'm so skittish, after have been burnt by their products in the past, but I might take a $99 chance on this.

-Dennis

For the price, it's worth a try

[Chris Hindle]

The output would be a balanced configuration from tip (R) to sleeve(L).
Same an an XLR pin 2 and pin 3

"If you really wanted to have fun you could send a mono signal in the left input, and a polarity inverted signal into the right input. Then your outputs will all be balanced mono."

the way I read it, left and right would cancel out.
I believe that's what Brian was smiling at too...
Chris.

[Keith Broughton]

"If you really wanted to have fun you could send a mono signal in the left input, and a polarity inverted signal into the right input. Then your outputs will all be balanced mono."

the way I read it, left and right would cancel out.
I believe that's what Brian was smiling at too...
Chris.

Interpretation is in the mind of the reader.
It would make a "balanced" mono send on TRS

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