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while this is sort of a DIY question, it has a wider issue so I posted it here to the amps section.
I'm trying to decide if I want to hardwire (always on) the crossfeed option on my amp.
my amp is either a pimeta or a PPA (I'm building both). I have one of tangent's crossfeed boards and I'm trying to decide if its really worth it to allow remote (over an IR remote) control of the 2 or 3 crossfeed options (high/low and ena/dis).
what are people doing in this? for those that built their own, did you regret NOT having an ena/dis switch on yours? if you did have a switch, do you really ever change it? ie, would you have opted just to wire it always-on and not have to worry about that extra switch or 2 on the front panel?
for me, it means extra circuitry to switch to 1 of 3 positions (radio button behavior) and then switch relays from a '1 of n' TTL output from my IR receiver. I'd also have to indicate which of the 3 states the user is in via a front LED or something.
its a lot of extra work to allow the 2 or 3 switch states to be IR remoteable.
is it even worth it?
I think (...) I like the idea of crossfeed. but I'd really like to know if I can 'get by' with leaving it always-on and taking the really simple route on this decision
btw, here's a shot of the current unit I'm working on:
you can see it has a clean front panel. and not much room, either.. if I can get by with the CF stuff perm wired on, it sure makes things easier for me.
but is it a GOOD IDEA ?
tia,
/bryan
I'm trying to decide if I want to hardwire (always on) the crossfeed option on my amp.
my amp is either a pimeta or a PPA (I'm building both). I have one of tangent's crossfeed boards and I'm trying to decide if its really worth it to allow remote (over an IR remote) control of the 2 or 3 crossfeed options (high/low and ena/dis).
what are people doing in this? for those that built their own, did you regret NOT having an ena/dis switch on yours? if you did have a switch, do you really ever change it? ie, would you have opted just to wire it always-on and not have to worry about that extra switch or 2 on the front panel?
for me, it means extra circuitry to switch to 1 of 3 positions (radio button behavior) and then switch relays from a '1 of n' TTL output from my IR receiver. I'd also have to indicate which of the 3 states the user is in via a front LED or something.
its a lot of extra work to allow the 2 or 3 switch states to be IR remoteable.
is it even worth it?
I think (...) I like the idea of crossfeed. but I'd really like to know if I can 'get by' with leaving it always-on and taking the really simple route on this decision
btw, here's a shot of the current unit I'm working on:
you can see it has a clean front panel. and not much room, either.. if I can get by with the CF stuff perm wired on, it sure makes things easier for me.
but is it a GOOD IDEA ?
tia,
/bryan