AudioControl amplifiers. They're not the cheapest, but they are small (3U), relatively cool, rock-solid*, and powerful. They can withstand some serious abuse, including multiple 2-ohm loads on a single amp. As to control, there are multiple options involving dry contacts and 12V which work as expected. The DSP/EQ on thusly-equipped models is easy to set up. They ventilate passively bottom-up, and you can stack up to 3 of them together for a "chimney" effect with no problems.
Just put your matrix/preamp of choice in front - PAD8/BIPAD, Extron, etc.
*The D3200 has proven unreliable on the Ethernet side; I have high hopes for the upcoming D3400 & D4400 but nothing to report just yet. The *1 amplifiers suffer from the same Ethernet problems.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Crestron@... [mailto:Crestron@...] On Behalf Of Etienne
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 7:19 AM
To: Crestron@...
Subject: [Crestron] OT: Multi-room amplifiers
Hi,
I love using Crestron Sonnex, but for some projects it is just to expensive. The AAE's aren't bad, but sometimes they are "too light" for some projects.
What do the rest of you use if you require more power than AAE's, but at a budget? I need a unit with at least 8 zones (16 channels), full and reliable control, pre-amp and amplifier in one or separates, BUT cost less than Sonnex 24x8.
Thanks!
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