How many buttons to hear music?
joeparaski
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My wife bugs me all the time (and laughs) at all the buttons I need to turn on to listen to music. So, I was wondering, how many buttons do YOU need to touch before music plays? Count ONE source and include the volume control and the "play" button in your addition. I figure the minimum must be 3, one power button that turns everything on, one for play and one for volume.
Here is my typical "turn on" sequence to hear music on my main system:
Step:
Monster Power ON (turns on 1 amp also)
2nd Monster Power ON
Power bar ON
2nd Power bar ON
Pre-amp ON
DVD player ON
Amp 1 ON
Amp 2 ON
Amp 3 ON
Amp 4 ON
Amp 5 ON
Amp 6 ON
Amp 7 ON
Raise volume on AMP 1
Raise volume on Amp 2
Raise volume on Amp 3
Raise left and right volume on Amp 4
Raise left and right volume on Amp 5
Raise left and right volume on Amp 6
Raise left and right volume on Amp 7
Press play on DVD player
Turn up volume on Pre-amp
Hmmmm, 26 moves later, I hear music. No wonder my wife thinks I'm crazy.
And it takes 26 moves in the reverse order to shut down.
Joe
Here is my typical "turn on" sequence to hear music on my main system:
Step:
Monster Power ON (turns on 1 amp also)
2nd Monster Power ON
Power bar ON
2nd Power bar ON
Pre-amp ON
DVD player ON
Amp 1 ON
Amp 2 ON
Amp 3 ON
Amp 4 ON
Amp 5 ON
Amp 6 ON
Amp 7 ON
Raise volume on AMP 1
Raise volume on Amp 2
Raise volume on Amp 3
Raise left and right volume on Amp 4
Raise left and right volume on Amp 5
Raise left and right volume on Amp 6
Raise left and right volume on Amp 7
Press play on DVD player
Turn up volume on Pre-amp
Hmmmm, 26 moves later, I hear music. No wonder my wife thinks I'm crazy.
And it takes 26 moves in the reverse order to shut down.
Joe
Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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I like my stuff on 24/7
So -- turn knob to CD (if it is not already on CD)
Then press play...
Turn up volume
2 knob turns and 1 button
Now if cold starting --
Thatd be four power buttons, then do the above sequence.- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit. -
I have to turn on my amp and then push a button on my Harmony 880 to watch TV DVD or CD.
ScottI like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D -
One button on my Harmony remote does all of that.
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One button from my Logitech Harmony just like Conradicles does.HT setup
Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
Denon DBP-1610
Monster HTS 1650
Carver A400X :cool:
MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
Kef 104/2
URC MX-780 Remote
Sonos Play 1
Living Room
63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
Polk Surroundbar 3000
Samsung BD-C7900 -
Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »I like my stuff on 24/7
NOt paying the electric bill I'm guessing?
Since I got the Harmony it's pretty much three buttons for me. Power, volume and play.If you will it, dude, it is no dream. -
I just leave my amps/cdp/pre on at all times...
Ive had up to 5 amps in here -- the bill to my knowledge has never been any different....
My amps draw the most current, but is still very minimal...- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit. -
for the home theater to power up.. we're talking 8 buttons to push..
for the 2 ch rig there are 4 buttons to push. amp, pre amp, CDP, DAC. music to my earsPolkFest 2012, who's going>?
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin: -
Mine are on all the time. I turn off the CD player bacuse I don't like the display.
BTW: Joe you are a nut!Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
Thanks
Ben -
Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »I just leave my amps/cdp/pre on at all times...
Ive had up to 5 amps in here -- the bill to my knowledge has never been any different....
My amps draw the most current, but is still very minimal...
So when you're at work.. or away.. guessing you work 8 hours a day X 365 days a year, that ='s 2920 hours of wasted electricity that could be saved. :eek:
I know lots of people do the same.. but seriously.. you're using power that is being used up when you're away, that children in a poor third world country might need.
Think of the children..PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin: -
4, and imo, it's two too many."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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Radio, cdp, or mp3's from the computer?My equipment sig felt inadequate and deleted itself.
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Let's see...
1 for the Power strip
1 for the amp
1 for the pre
1 to push play
With my old rig, all I had to do was turn on the power strip & everything came on. Not so with the new amp and pre.
I guess I'll live.
It's better than pushing 26! But I bet there's just something a bit satisfying when you do that, Joe?"Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then." Bob Seger -
Only a bunch of damn geeks would respond to such a nerdiculous question!!!
Oh, BTW -- 6 clicks for me.HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50 LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub
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BottomFeeder wrote: »Let's see...
1 for the Power strip
1 for the amp
1 for the pre
1 to push play
With my old rig, all I had to do was turn on the power strip & everything came on. Not so with the new amp and pre.
I guess I'll live.
It's better than pushing 26! But I bet there's just something a bit satisfying when you do that, Joe?
Well, put it this way....nobody touches my stuff because they can't even turn it on. That's why there's an upstairs system...pre/power/play and you're done.
Oh yes, I did wire it so that my wife or daughter can use the dvd player to watch movies on the big t.v.....but through the t.v. speakers only.
JoeAmplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96. -
By using a Harmony 880 remote
2 buttons as my cd changer doesn't auto play so a play button needs to be added.
This turns on this
AVR
CD Changer
2 Amps (Turned on by 12v auto trigger from AVR switched AC outlet to 12vdc power pack)
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
MillerLiteScott wrote: »I have to turn on my amp and then push a button on my Harmony 880 to watch TV DVD or CD.
Scott
Ditto here. After amp turn on, one button on the Harmony 880 for 5.1 Movies, one button for 5.1 Music, one button, for 2-channel, and one button for 5.1 TV. -
2 Channel:
Preamp on
Source on
Amp on
Play
HT:
Harmony 1 touch turns on everything and selects source, etc.
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Power conditioner turns all tubes on. Mac and Juicy pre. CDP and TT's are on a seperate power strip.
Power conditioner=1
pre= 1
powerstrip= 1
cdp power + play=3 (remote for cdp has volume also)
volume= 1
ARXA TT pwr sw= 1
Dual TT inc. w/AR
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Conradicles wrote: »One button on my Harmony remote does all of that.
Ditto. Actually, its one button to turn it all on, or one button for whatever you want to do (Play XBox360, Play SACD, Play HD-DVD, etc.)
I don't have my CD player set to autoplay, so that would be an extra button click.
My amp, which does not have remote capability, turns on by way of the remote switching feature. I have a small 12v AC adapter plugged into the remote AC outlet on my Onkyo which switches my amp on an off.
With the Harmony, you can program scripts to do just about whatever you want it to do after the stuff is on. So you could have it press play for you, if you so desired. I don't bother because I typically have to still put the CD I want to listen to in anyway.____________________
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For my HT system, just 1 button on my Harmony remote and whatever is in the CD player will come on in a couple seconds.For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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Ditto. Actually, its one button to turn it all on, or one button for whatever you want to do (Play XBox360, Play SACD, Play HD-DVD, etc.)
I don't have my CD player set to autoplay, so that would be an extra button click.
My amp, which does not have remote capability, turns on by way of the remote switching feature. I have a small 12v AC adapter plugged into the remote AC outlet on my Onkyo which switches my amp on an off.
With the Harmony, you can program scripts to do just about whatever you want it to do after the stuff is on. So you could have it press play for you, if you so desired. I don't bother because I typically have to still put the CD I want to listen to in anyway.
Oh and for Volume-well I have my Onk set to a specific turn-on volume, but you really can't count volume adjustment as a click. Its a givin that you'll likely adjust the volume. And if you do it with a knob....no clicks
Why do you have to adjust the volume on each of your amps separately?
You need a high current power strip with trigger capability.____________________
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HT:Onkyo 805, Emotiva XPA-5, Mitsu 52" 1080p DLP / polkaudio RTi12, CSIa6, FXi3, uPro4K
2-chnl : Pio DV-46AV (SACD), Dodd ELP, Emotiva XPA-1s, XPA-2, Odyssey Khartago, LSi9, SDA-SRS 2 :cool:, SB Duet, MSB & Monarchy DACs, Yamaha PX3 TT, SAE Tuner...
Pool: Atrium 60's/45's -
Bedroom rig/ 7 total buttons. dvd/cd player,HK,two amps,volume, choose source and hit play on the dvd.
Living room/ 13 total. dvd/cd player plus hit play, HK,volume,source for sound,two amps,3 dials for the amps each for seperate channel control.Living Room Rig:D
Rotel RSP-1069/Rotel RMB-1095/Rotel-1072/Polk lsI15's W/modded xoverW/DBsubs/Polk LsiC/lsI7's/Klipsch sub-12"the weak link"/DLP Mitsubishi 65"
Xbox360/PS3/WII
M.Br. setup:)
Emotiva MMC-1/Rotel RMB-1075/Polk BlackStone TL350's/Velodyne SPL1000/Samsung 51" Plasma
Computer Rig:
Rotel RB1050/Tannoy DC4's/Klipsch RW-10d/ImodIpod/HK AVR230 for now....
Headphones-Ultrasone-HFI780's w/LittleDot MK Vamp Portables Panasonic HJE-900's -
Harmony 1000 programmed to start all up with one command / button. Then one button to start the CD player. From there the remote acts as the CD remote or the pre amp remote. You control the volume and discs from the same screen. One button / command to switch to a Movie or game. The Harmony 1000 isn't the best I am told but it sure is easy to program and work. Even the wife can operate it.Home Theater
Amp: sunfire cinema grand signature 5ch 425 wpc
Side surround amp: Sunfire 2 X 300
Processor: sunfire theater grand V
Fronts:: polk sda-srs 1.2
Rears: Polk LSiFX
Side surrounds: Fxi5
Center: (2)polk LSiC's
Sub: svs pb-13 rosenut
Hd-Dvd: toshiba xa-2
Blue Ray: oppo bdp83se
Projector: sony vw60
Screen: Da-Lite 106"
APC S20 Power conditioner -
Lets see...power conditioners help a LOT with their delayed automated switching for the power amps...other components arent delayed but come on with the conditioner buttons....so.....actually ....8 for me for music in the living room.
Mancave would be 5 button pushes for music.The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club -
A young lady named Mishka comes over and presses my buttons.
RT1 -
1 power switch for 2-3 amps and relay controlled fans (depending on whether I'm using the active crossover or not).
1 power switch for source
1 play button
1 master volume knob -
I don't need any stinkin' buttons or remotes, I just look at whatever I want on.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Depends on the source, for cd, the power on the harmony then I need to hit eject and load the cd then close, so that's 3 then play then adjust the volume. Same goes for DVD, the only ones that are fast are watch TV and play PS3.
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I don't need any stinkin' buttons or remotes, I just look at whatever I want on.
We all knew you where the MAN and had those servant's do the little stuff for ya. But this thread was for the common people who need to push buttons.
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
My 2 channel rig is diff from my HT rig. No automation at all yet.
Turn on the CDP if using it / Squeezebox Duet is always on
Turn on the Pre/select source/unmute
Turn on the amp
Then Play / Select music and enjoy.____________________
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HT:Onkyo 805, Emotiva XPA-5, Mitsu 52" 1080p DLP / polkaudio RTi12, CSIa6, FXi3, uPro4K
2-chnl : Pio DV-46AV (SACD), Dodd ELP, Emotiva XPA-1s, XPA-2, Odyssey Khartago, LSi9, SDA-SRS 2 :cool:, SB Duet, MSB & Monarchy DACs, Yamaha PX3 TT, SAE Tuner...
Pool: Atrium 60's/45's
