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💬General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: budney on January 30, 2008, 06:19:06 PM

Title: Audio over phone line / Mono amplifier question
Post by: budney on January 30, 2008, 06:19:06 PM

Hello!

I'm new to X10, and recently read "Smart Home Hacks." One of the projects it describes is to use a spare phone extension for (lo-fi) audio, by connecting a server's audio output to the phone line through a mono amplifier, and connecting speakers around the house using spliced-in RJ11 plugs.

I'm surprised how hard it is to find a mono amplifier online, and how few references I see to this idea on smart-home forums. Is there a better way I should be using instead? Or can anyone give me some pointers to get started?

Thanks!
Len.

Title: Re: Audio over phone line / Mono amplifier question
Post by: Knightrider on January 30, 2008, 06:48:31 PM

if you can't find a mono, buy a cheap stereo and merge the input with a "Y" connector. Then you can use just one side of the amp.