Can 3 channel amp be made to work with 2 channels?

GlennDog
GlennDog Posts: 3,120
edited December 2013 in 2 Channel Audio
With a spare Adcom 5503 sitting around, I was wondering if there's any way to (safely) connect this 3 channel amp and make it work in stereo . . . What say you?

As always, your insight is appreciated . . .

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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited December 2013
    right to right and left to left--- and you should be good to go!
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    edited December 2013
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Yes, just like George said. just use two of the channels,

    You mean to just not use the 3rd channel output binding posts??
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,442
    edited December 2013
    yea George has confused me on that also.....My thinking was spare right to used right spare left to used left BUT to me that sounds like a recipe for letting the magic smoke out:smile:
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,648
    edited December 2013
    The 5503 can be run 1, 2 or 3 channels. Just use 1 channel per speaker and you're golden.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited December 2013
    Not sure if this helps. Looks like ya just leave out your center http://www.adcom-usa.com/userguides/gfa-5503-ug.pdf
    ..
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,557
    edited December 2013
    I'll confuse you ****'s even more. If it's tube amp you must have a load on each output.....hehe.
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited December 2013
    If its SS the amp without any load will not interfere, it will not be active.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,442
    edited December 2013
    F1nut wrote: »
    I'll confuse you ****'s even more. If it's tube amp you must have a load on each output.....hehe.

    as 10lbs or more or less than 10 lbs..haha
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