Speaker Switchbox

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dharding
dharding Posts: 61
edited October 2004 in 2 Channel Audio
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
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    dual banana plugs?

    Only half kidding, here. If all your speakers accept dbp's (Hey, a new acronym... :) ), it's as fast and clean a method as you can do.

    You're obviously getting "bleed-through" to the speakers that are off-line. The contacts in the selector may be dirty or faulty, or maybe the switcher is not rated for the wattage you are pushing...

    Issue with A-B'ing speakers through a switching box is matching the spl, and that adds rheostats (sp?) to the mix. If volumes aren't match the more sensitive/ efficient speaker will be louder to some degree and will usually sound better (assuming the speakers are close in SQ). The issue with switching boxes and rheostats is they add a lot of "junk" potential to the signal path.

    If you want to persist in your mad scheme ;) , go to your local audio store and ask about the selectors they use. And/ or do an internet search. Might come up with a schematic and then a trip to your local electronics store ought to net you a "cheap" route.
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited October 2004
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    You could do this project: http://sound.westhost.com/absw.htm

    I'm sure there's a multi-way selector you could use instead of the switch in the specs.
    Brian Knauss
    ex-Electrical Engineer for Polk
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  • sowen010599
    sowen010599 Posts: 343
    edited October 2004
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    Just connect the speakers to the receiver.

    Pair 1, A
    Pair 2, B
    Pair 3, Zone 2
    Go BIG or go home!
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
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    Saw a 6 speaker box by Phoenix on ebay... Starting bid could not be lower, but I think the Seller is way out in left field with his shipping charges...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5724063416&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

    No affil... no endorsement, just happened across it.
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • dharding
    dharding Posts: 61
    edited October 2004
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited October 2004
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    It's most likely due to the close proximity of the connections inside the unit.
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
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    ... that, and dirty contacts...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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