quader wrote:

Lutron Grafik Eye 3100 B&O version looks interesting , does anyone have this in their home

Well, no and yes.

I'm currently building (well, having built) an annexe to my house incorporating double garage, utility room and office/music room.

When I conceived the project I always assumed the av system in the office would be a Linn Aktiv system. But after a while I started to lose interest in the enormous pile of gear this would entail and began to investigate other active audio systems.

Meridian is basically too expensive, ATC too ugly, so currently I'm leaning towards B&O.

I wanted to make sure I was cabling for the future and got onto BeoWorld to check out B&O's multiromm capabilities. To that end, I ended up running 8x CAT7 cables to the putative "TV" position in the office, and 5 more to the desk. Plus another 8x CAT7a between the annexe and the house, just in case...

For lighting in the office I am installing a Lutron GrafikEye GBO-3104 - I was always leaning towards Lutron but B&O integration pushed it over the edge. Even if I don't ever get any other B&O kit I will at least buy a keyring to control the lighting scene controller.

The end of the build is about 3 weeks away at which point I anticipate buying another Sonos zone controller to provide sound in the office plus a pair of either BeoLab 8000 or BeoLab 3 speakers - currently leaning towards the BL3.

Of course, I'm hoping this is just the start of my B&O journey - my wife is probably hoping otherwise...

Neil

I used GRAFIK Eye for some time now and i am very happy with the product functionality.

My whole system beoliving is placed on Lutron products.
Bang & Olufsen have installed in my beoliving following products.
for lights-Lutron GRAFIK Eye

for shade-lutron qed 100,G-Rail curtain rail systems 6200

From my point of view there are some brands that have a lot of points in common. B&O and Lutron are among them. No doubt you can add to the list Apple.

I wouldn't doubt to go with Lutron. By 2011 they are launching a touch screen keypad that looks very promising:

http://www.lutron.com/Products/WholeHomeSystems/Homeworksqs/Pages/Overview.aspx

RA2 is a huge improvement over RadioRA and, as has been mentioned, the inclusion of HVAC makes it the best value out there. Anything cheaper would be more like an individual switch rather than a global control system.

interestiing Project Nezza, are looking to at blinds/curtains to the grafik eye setup?

quader wrote:

interestiing Project Nezza, are looking to at blinds/curtains to the grafik eye setup?

No, all four zones are controlling the uplighters which are on the walls.

The room is going to be a multipurpose office/music room so we have installed 6 uplighters around the room. 2 are individually controlled channels and there are 2 pairs. I could have gone for a 6 zone controller to put each uplighter on its own channel but that would really have overkill I think.

Neil

How is the blinds/curtains option connected to the grafik eye and are using the Beo4 or 5 to control your lighting and blinds

Anything new in lighting control for the US?  

Not sure about US but i got the Lutron Grafik eye setup in my living room which can be controlled by the Beo 4 and beo5

I have also installed Somfy blinds which is controlled by the beo 5 and is also part of my cinema setup

very happy with the setup