Hello all, not much of an audio-file - like messing with things a bit, but pretty much just like the plug-n-play kinda stuff. We have set up a Conference room (10x13) room with a simple Home Theater (LG LHB535) that does everything we need and it sounds great in that room. 5.1 surround sound and for listening to music or conferences (slide shows and presentations) it has been perfect. However we found that we would like to also pipe the sound into an adjoining room (a very large garage bay 28x28 with high ceiling). We are not looking for earth shattering sound, just would like to add background music for when we have larger meetings out there if the occupancy is too large for the small conference room. So we tapped into the rear two speakers of the conference room and added a Pyle Volume control PVC1 along with 2 outdoor 100w Dual speaker to the large garage bay. If we max out the volume on the Pyle - we can hear music out of the Speakers, but there no increasing the volume. And the room inside is already pretty loud. So I am wondering if I can boost the volume for the speakers outside in any way? When I asked Crutchfields, they said I needed a new Receiver $400 or an in-line amp $400. A buddy of mine said maybe I could add a Transformer like they do at bars for outside speakers and I found some inline transformers but really do not know how or what to add to the system to get this to work or if its even possible.
The LG States that its rear speakers are getting 180w x 2(4ohm peak) (of course I have split this, but the inside speakers continue to sound fine)
The Pyle control states Freq Response 20 Hz-20 kHz, power handeling 100Watts (RMS) / Channel - Attenuation: 100Watts / Channel:
1st position Full Off
2n and 3rd position attenuates 6 +/1 dB per Step
4th through 9th position attenuates 3 +/- dB per step
10th position Full On
Insulation resistance 100 megaohm @ 500 V D.C.
Dielectric Withstanding voltace 500 V AC 1 minute
The current outside speakers are Dual cheap 10-80 Watt speakers with 4-8Ohms.
I can probably swing changing the external speakers, or even adding something cheap to the line - it is also possible for me to access 110 power and everything will be in doors out of the elements. I was thinking I may need more power speakers with an inline transformer or maybe even add a transformer, but as I said - I have no clue. Any assistance with this would be greatly appreciated.
The LG States that its rear speakers are getting 180w x 2(4ohm peak) (of course I have split this, but the inside speakers continue to sound fine)
The Pyle control states Freq Response 20 Hz-20 kHz, power handeling 100Watts (RMS) / Channel - Attenuation: 100Watts / Channel:
1st position Full Off
2n and 3rd position attenuates 6 +/1 dB per Step
4th through 9th position attenuates 3 +/- dB per step
10th position Full On
Insulation resistance 100 megaohm @ 500 V D.C.
Dielectric Withstanding voltace 500 V AC 1 minute
The current outside speakers are Dual cheap 10-80 Watt speakers with 4-8Ohms.
I can probably swing changing the external speakers, or even adding something cheap to the line - it is also possible for me to access 110 power and everything will be in doors out of the elements. I was thinking I may need more power speakers with an inline transformer or maybe even add a transformer, but as I said - I have no clue. Any assistance with this would be greatly appreciated.