Connecting speakers

keith allen
keith allen Posts: 734
edited January 2005 in Speakers
I have a pair of RT35i's in my bedroom that I dont use much,I was thinking about putting them on my RTi8' and hooking them together(via the second pair of binding post on the 8's).Would this be ok to do?Input please!:)
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  • Devo220
    Devo220 Posts: 32
    edited January 2005
    Why don't you just hook them up to your B speaker terminals and turn that on?
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  • Mjr7531
    Mjr7531 Posts: 856
    edited January 2005
    They're different enough that I wouldn't suggest doing that, it would color the sound, cause comb filtering, let loose the Apocalypse and so on. (Just kidding about that, I'm not sure about the comb filtering.) You might be better off putting your RT35i's elsewhere and making another system.
    Matt
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2005
    Some folks like the sound from stacking bookshelves on floorstanders.

    Real issue is will your amp/ receiver handle the 4-ohm load that results from wiring the two in parallel, which is what you are proposing will do...

    Try it at modest volumes, and see how it sounds and if your amp gets warm/ hot...
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited January 2005
    If flip the RT35is upside down and put them around 2 -> 3 feet above your RTi8s. You will add height to the sound.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited January 2005
    the second set of binding posts are for biwiring and biamping, thats not how you would hook them up.

    just run another wire out from your receiver or amp to the other set of speakers. like tour said tho, make sure that your amp can handle a 4 ohm load.
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