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A rookie question re two amps, one pair of speakers

Hello fellow Audiogoners!

So I’d like to be able to power my B&W 683s from two different amps (not concurrently of course).
One amp would be for my 2 channel system and the other (a receiver) would be for my home theater system. So long as I’m not powering both amps at the same time, is it safe/ok/advisable to connect both amps to one pair of speakers?

I’d appreciate any comments.

Thanks much!


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reubent
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There might be a better solution. What amp are you using for your 2 channel listening? Does your HT Receiver have line-level pre-outs for the front speakers? 

You might be able to re-cable it using the 2-channel amp to power the front L&R speakers for both 2-channel listening and when listening to multi-channel HT from  the receiver.
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