I want to control the volume of a stereo

I want to control the volume of my brother's sun of the mill 6 disk CD changer. he turns it up really loud and i want to remotely control his volume from my computer is it possible? i will get you the spects on his radio ASAP

This is security???? Sounds more like you want to hack his sterio.

I want to control the volume of my brother's sun of the mill 6 disk CD changer. he turns it up really loud and i want to remotely control his volume from my computer is it possible? i will getyou the spects on his stereo ASAP

??? Why did you post the same topic twice ???

Sure, put a variable resistor inline with his speaker cables, drill a hole through his wall to your's and then attach a very long lead to it. i.e. CD-----Variable resistor-----Speaker

Either that, or install msn messenger (or whatever you prefer) on a pc near your mum/dad and ask them to shout at him. :D

..or he is trying to hack my stereo...

asumeing you live in the same house what about buying a universal remote and programing it while he is away, if he is in the next room maybe drill a hole in the wall?

Two words: Universal + Remote. You could also head over to Tweeters and see if they have speaker dampners.

And, of course, you could always talk to your brother. But that's just going out on a limb, and kind of weird.

OT: Moxnix, when'd you change your signature? It gives the urge to find an old Atari machine and arouses me at the same time....

I mean....nice sig.

Edit: That was posted at the same time as the third and fourth posts (forgot the names already.) Apologies for the minor repeat.

I don't think they make such an anmial for the PC.

Remote controls use IR and you have to be in line of sight.

I have a program for my Palm TT3 that enables me to use that as a remote, but it has an IR.

I still have to be a certain distance and within line of sight.

I've seen the remotes that go through walls, but they require a special receiver.

Is he on a different power circuit in the house? When my brother turned up his tv or music too loud... I just popped the breaker and told him that he was using too much power turning up his music like that... ;)

The following link is so you can better understand how remote controls work.
This one is for a TV, but they work pretty much the same way.

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/inside-rc.htm

I didnt know what topic i should post this under so i posted it everywhere i could think of because peaceful talking with my brother is impossible.

I didnt know what topic i should post this under so i posted it everywhere i could think of because peaceful talking with my brother is impossible.

Thread moved & merged. Posting "everywhere" because peaceful talking with your brother is impossible, doesn't sound like a good idea to me...

hacking a stereo....I take it its not network enabled??

I live in a house with people that play music load at stupid hours or the day, if you ignore it I find that It goes away and you learn to sleep over it...

You could get an X10 device to turn it on and off from your computer, but he's likely to see a bit white box in the plug socket...

i2c

hacking a stereo....I take it its not network enabled??

I live in a house with people that play music load at stupid hours or the day, if you ignore it I find that It goes away and you learn to sleep over it...

You could get an X10 device to turn it on and off from your computer, but he's likely to see a bit white box in the plug socket...

i2c

Okay,

There are several ways to control the volume of a stereo system, but none I can think of using a computer.

However,

The volume knob on a radio is usually just a potentiometer (variable resistor). What you could do is find the wires for the resistor and add either a switch or another resistor. The higher the value of the resistor the quieter it will be. Adding another potentiometer would just add to the personal fun. The only problem is you would need a small hole through the wall for the wires for you to adjust the potentiometer.

Another thing you could do is use a couple of IR boosters. There are a couple of models used for car audio that are fairly small, and you could even feasably use a universal remote co control it through the wall.

These are just suggestions in the event you want to gaslight your brother. Post the Make and Model number in the event you want me to make a diagram.

I just love practical jokes!

Okay,

There are several ways to control the volume of a stereo system, but none I can think of using a computer.

However,

The volume knob on a radio is usually just a potentiometer (variable resistor). What you could do is find the wires for the resistor and add either a switch or another resistor. The higher the value of the resistor the quieter it will be. Adding another potentiometer would just add to the personal fun. The only problem is you would need a small hole through the wall for the wires for you to adjust the potentiometer.

Another thing you could do is use a couple of IR boosters. There are a couple of models used for car audio that are fairly small, and you could even feasably use a universal remote co control it through the wall.

These are just suggestions in the event you want to gaslight your brother. Post the Make and Model number in the event you want me to make a diagram.

I just love practical jokes!

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Originally posted here by i2c
You could get an X10 device to turn it on and off from your computer, but he's likely to see a bit white box in the plug socket...

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If an X10 is small enough you could just remove the case and drop it behind the wall socket.

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Originally posted here by i2c
You could get an X10 device to turn it on and off from your computer, but he's likely to see a bit white box in the plug socket...

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If an X10 is small enough you could just remove the case and drop it behind the wall socket.

my parents finally got rid of his radio! so problem solved :-) but, yall did give me some good ideas for the future, thanx...