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Re: Designing The Axiom Airplay Speaker
Amie #383268 09/25/12 03:59 PM
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Why didn't any of us think of that?


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Re: Designing The Axiom Airplay Speaker
Amie #383269 09/25/12 04:05 PM
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Re: Designing The Axiom Airplay Speaker
Amie #383278 09/25/12 08:27 PM
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Hey, Murph's got the claps!

I recognize that I may be wrong or in the minority on this, but I like the slave M3 idea an awful lot, especially since it would make the overall system cheaper. The second speaker would always need SOME kind of cord (either a power cord or a speaker cable). So, the only thing that the extra cost buys you is plugging it into a wall outlet instead of into the other (master) speaker.


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Re: Designing The Axiom Airplay Speaker
tomtuttle #383280 09/25/12 08:36 PM
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If you used regular speaker wire from the "master" AirPlay M3, a slave M3 could be an existing M3, correct?

Re: Designing The Axiom Airplay Speaker
Amie #383281 09/25/12 08:38 PM
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I'd much rather not have to string more speaker wire. Here's the thing about power: the really ugly stuff is already in the wall. You could even put some outlets high up in the wall.

Then again, I guess if you were going to that trouble, you could just run speaker cable behind the wall.

Please ignore the crazy guy arguing with himself.

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Re: Designing The Axiom Airplay Speaker
Amie #383282 09/25/12 09:00 PM
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Peter, that's what I was thinking.

Ken, that's what I was thinking.


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Re: Designing The Axiom Airplay Speaker
tomtuttle #383283 09/25/12 09:00 PM
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There is also the drop in power per channel from 150 watts to 75 watts when using a slave speaker as opposed to two active ones. A regular M3 would be perfect for the slave.


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Re: Designing The Axiom Airplay Speaker
Amie #383284 09/25/12 09:09 PM
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Maybe one switch for Left - Right - Mono

and one switch for External amplifier On - Off

Use the first switch to also designate which channel content to send to the slave.


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Re: Designing The Axiom Airplay Speaker
Amie #383290 09/25/12 11:43 PM
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I think there might be a really good market segment that would buy surrounds with this tech.......

Some nice discrete and paintable, flat power cords would be nice as well.

Re: Designing The Axiom Airplay Speaker
Amie #383292 09/25/12 11:51 PM
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The problem with that, Mike, is that the Airplay protocol itself doesn't really support surround speakers; it takes stereo output from computers or mobile devices and transmits that.


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