I would very much like to hide away the amplifier and somehow have its
power controlled by the presence of a line-level signal (this is for a
home system). In a car this is accomplished with the 'relay' line
that switches the amps on when the head unit is turned on. I would
like the same effect for my home system that switches on and off with
the presence of a line-level signal and of course an adjustable delay
before switching off. I don't have any 'switchable' plugs to plug the
amp into. Any suggestions?

thanks,
Sean

Without replacing the amps with units that offer a 12v trigger that
activates when you switch on the preamp via remote, you can plug the
units into a power center device that has AC switching and sequencing.
I think Monster makes them and Adcom used to if they don't any longer,
but there should be quite a few choices from amongst the power strip
makers. You just need to read the specs and pick the one that offers
those features at a price that you like. As a bonus, you get the fault
protection and a few extra outlets.
- Bill
www.uptownaudio.com
Roanoke VA
(540) 343-1250

"Sean" wrote in message
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I would very much like to hide away the amplifier and somehow have
its
power controlled by the presence of a line-level signal (this is for
a
home system). In a car this is accomplished with the 'relay' line
that switches the amps on when the head unit is turned on. I would
like the same effect for my home system that switches on and off
with
the presence of a line-level signal and of course an adjustable
delay
before switching off. I don't have any 'switchable' plugs to plug
the
amp into. Any suggestions?

thanks,
Sean

In article J_XNb.70138$sv6.146001@attbi_s52,
Sean wrote:
I would very much like to hide away the amplifier and somehow have its
power controlled by the presence of a line-level signal (this is for a
home system).

Xantech makes one although their 12V triggered outlet or a current
sensing outlet may work better in your installation. The current
sensing outlets activate one outlet (power amp) when a draw is measured
on the other (pre amp) and were also available from Sears (they're a nice
way to power up a dust collector when you turn on something else).

Power centers are available to do these things for more money, but
are redundant if you already have surge protection and conditioning.
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