Dual speaker system
Has anyone tried a dual speaker system with a pre-amp with two outputs? Mind you, not four speakers playing at the same time, but having a system with two separate amp/speakers combinations for different moods and music—e.g., a SS tied with floor standers and a tube amp with monitors.
I’m trying this now with my monoblock Mc connected to Sonus Faber floor standing speakers and then the alternative is a low fi tube amp paired with some Q Acoustic speakers.
Of course the Mc/SF is much better, but I kinda like having a different sounding system to switch to and I like the idea of having more gear to tinker with!
To avoid a switch, I left a run of speaker cable from my speakers to a hook on the wall behind them that I could reach easily. Next, pull up the desired set of speaker wires from the desired amp (different colored tape on wire ends) and a spot of color tape on the front of each amp for feeble minded reminder. wbt type bananas with set screws and center pin tightening when using spades (connection at speakers/amps, I like the two set screw type
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I have a similar situation and setup but (perhaps) for different reasons. In my dedicated room I have my system on one side of the rack and a system for the family on the other side. That way they don't mess with my stuff and dont use my speakers for movies. My side Stream+SACD+DVDA-Allnic Pre-Manley+Threshold amps-Infinity IRS Beta Their side Heos/stream-Denon ABR with DSP correction-Cambridge soundworks+Sunfire Subs The HEOS also feeds Control4 for whole house
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’best practice’ I said. some audio shops roll each pair of speakers into a listening room so they are not exciting any others when you hear them. yours in your space: play with both pairs adjacent as normal, fingers on the cones, any movement? then remove the inactive pair, any perceived difference? If so, find a solution. If no perceived difference, you got lucky. |
@elliottbnewcombjr In my application, the woofers on the Cambridge get excited with the IRS and vice versa but at a much lower level. I have not found it to add coloring or become obstructing. |
@w123ale One of the reasons I picked Parasound amps was because you can loop them together. They have a set of RCA out on the back.
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