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Post by klinemj on Aug 21, 2018 13:57:53 GMT -5
Consider building your own. I did that to switch between my tube amp and class D's. There is no real circuitry...just 2 different sets of binding posts coming in (with speaker wire from each amp running to a set of the binding posts) and a single set of binding posts going out from the switch box via speaker cables to my Maggies. There are 2 switches (one for right channel, 1 for left) that toggle between the "up, down, and center off positions".
The same type of box can be used to take the output from that and go to 2 different pairs of speakers...you just run it in "reverse" with a single pair (right/left channels) coming out of the amp switching box and 2 pairs (2 lefts/2 rights) of lines going to 2 different pairs of speakers.
This approach adds no noise I can hear at all.
Mark
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Post by klinemj on Aug 21, 2018 14:02:48 GMT -5
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Post by audiobill on Aug 22, 2018 7:18:18 GMT -5
If you build your own, consider a 2 pole double through switch with "center off" or "Break Before Make".
You really don't want to connect your amp outputs together.
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Post by novisnick on Aug 22, 2018 12:55:41 GMT -5
Consider building your own. I did that to switch between my tube amp and class D's. There is no real circuitry...just 2 different sets of binding posts coming in (with speaker wire from each amp running to a set of the binding posts) and a single set of binding posts going out from the switch box via speaker cables to my Maggies. There are 2 switches (one for right channel, 1 for left) that toggle between the "up, down, and center off positions". The same type of box can be used to take the output from that and go to 2 different pairs of speakers...you just run it in "reverse" with a single pair (right/left channels) coming out of the amp switching box and 2 pairs (2 lefts/2 rights) of lines going to 2 different pairs of speakers. This approach adds no noise I can hear at all. Mark And where’s the rest of your solution? Tube preamp to tube amp or SS amp AND SS preamp to tube amp or SS amp. 😢 |
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klinemj
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Post by klinemj on Aug 22, 2018 13:53:53 GMT -5
Consider building your own. I did that to switch between my tube amp and class D's. There is no real circuitry...just 2 different sets of binding posts coming in (with speaker wire from each amp running to a set of the binding posts) and a single set of binding posts going out from the switch box via speaker cables to my Maggies. There are 2 switches (one for right channel, 1 for left) that toggle between the "up, down, and center off positions". The same type of box can be used to take the output from that and go to 2 different pairs of speakers...you just run it in "reverse" with a single pair (right/left channels) coming out of the amp switching box and 2 pairs (2 lefts/2 rights) of lines going to 2 different pairs of speakers. This approach adds no noise I can hear at all. Mark And where’s the rest of your solution? Tube preamp to tube amp or SS amp AND SS preamp to tube amp or SS amp. 😢 That is build-able also! Just use RCA jacks or XLR jacks instead of binding posts. Mark |
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