Switching solution needed
ROHfan
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Just purchased an Onkyo TX-NR818 from a fellow member here and I'm looking for a way to streamline my "power-up" process.
I know the 818 has 12v trigger on Zone 2 and Zone 3 but I don't know if that can be re-purposed to turn on my Emo 3 channel amp that I use for my fronts. I also don't want my Martin Logans on all the time so I would want them to turn on along with my Emo.
So I guess I'm asking if there's a way to have the Emo and MLs power on when I turn on the 818? Or maybe there's a power strip out there somewhere that's remote controllable that can also send out a 12v trigger. Any help is appreciated.
I know the 818 has 12v trigger on Zone 2 and Zone 3 but I don't know if that can be re-purposed to turn on my Emo 3 channel amp that I use for my fronts. I also don't want my Martin Logans on all the time so I would want them to turn on along with my Emo.
So I guess I'm asking if there's a way to have the Emo and MLs power on when I turn on the 818? Or maybe there's a power strip out there somewhere that's remote controllable that can also send out a 12v trigger. Any help is appreciated.
TV: 65" Samsung QLED 4K
Fronts: Energy RC70 --- Center: Energy RC-LCR
Front Heights: Polk RC65i --- Rears: Polk RC85i --- Sub: Power Sound Audio XS15
Pioneer VSX-1120K --- Parasound HCA-1000A --- Oppo BDP-103
Vincent Audio SA31 preamp --- Teac UD301 DAC
AIYIMA Tube T7 preamp --- Nobsound 12AX7 tube preamplifier
Fronts: Energy RC70 --- Center: Energy RC-LCR
Front Heights: Polk RC65i --- Rears: Polk RC85i --- Sub: Power Sound Audio XS15
Pioneer VSX-1120K --- Parasound HCA-1000A --- Oppo BDP-103
Vincent Audio SA31 preamp --- Teac UD301 DAC
AIYIMA Tube T7 preamp --- Nobsound 12AX7 tube preamplifier
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Okay, I probably posted the question too quick as I've come up with a solution already. I'll get a "smart" power strip. With that, I can plug my 818 into the "control" outlet of the strip and plug the 2 ElectroMotion bricks into the "auto" outlets. These will automatically switch on when the 818 is powered on. For the Emo amp, I will buy a 12v 500mA brick and re-terminate the cord so it accepts a 1/8" mono plug which will then get plugged into the Emo. So when the automatic outlets switch on the 12v brick will power the Emo trigger, and then power off when the 818 is powered off.TV: 65" Samsung QLED 4K
Fronts: Energy RC70 --- Center: Energy RC-LCR
Front Heights: Polk RC65i --- Rears: Polk RC85i --- Sub: Power Sound Audio XS15
Pioneer VSX-1120K --- Parasound HCA-1000A --- Oppo BDP-103
Vincent Audio SA31 preamp --- Teac UD301 DAC
AIYIMA Tube T7 preamp --- Nobsound 12AX7 tube preamplifier -
That will,worked, I used a similar setup in the past.Home Theater
Onkyo PR-SC5508 Sharp LC-70LE847U
Emotiva XPA-5 Emotiva XPA-2 Emotiva UPA-2
Front RTi-A9 Wide RTi-A7 Center CSi-A6 Surround FXi-A6 Rear RTi-A3 Sub 2x PSW505
Sony BDP-S790 Dishnetwork Hopper/Joey Logitech Harmony One Apple TV
Two Channel
Oppo 105D BAT VK-500 w/BatPack SDA SRS 2.3 Dreadnought Squeezebox Touch Apple TV -
I use a "green" power strip to bring up my subwoofer AMP and a small, quiet fan to cool my ONKYO when it's powered up. Works perfectly.Receiver: ONKYO TX-NR929 7.1 AVR 130wpc
Mains: 2x Polk RTA 8TL's
Center: Polk CS245i
Surrounds: 2x Klipsch RS-41ii (because they fit perfectly over the door and window)
Rear Surr: 2x Polk M4a '90
Subwoofer: Speakerlab DAS-SW dual-voice-coil 10" '88 30Hz-150Hz
Subwoofer Amp: ONKYO A-8019 AMP '85 100wpc
Display: Samsung 55" UNC55-8000 3D LED
Console: Xbox360
DVR: custom MythTV rig w/ 3 tuners OTA
Zone2: 2x Polk M5b '87
