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Looking for Power amplifiers with built in A/B speaker switches

I have a budget of $15K, new or used. I have two pairs of speakers and would love to have the capability to be able to switch back and forth between them without needed to fool around with changing speaker wires all the time. I'm NOT looking for any type of external switchbox. I want this to be part of the amplifiers function. I know Accuphase has this ability in some of their amps and was looking at the P-4600. I would also like the new amp to be an improvement on what I have now (Coda #8 V1). I would like something that can manage 4 ohms loads since both my speakers are 4 ohm and a high current design of at least 200-300 watts into 4 ohms. Any suggestions?  

willywonka
deep_333
2,436 posts
 

Yamaha M5000, $10,000, about 5k under your budget

It is a very refined power amp (not integrated), a very nice piece....ideally designed to be paired with their c5000 preamp....but, also works on its own. I use it to do the  easy swap a/b between some speakers i have. Imo, it was designed for those musicians with the golden ears, but, it could also work for the hifi enthusiast, gear head, music lover, whatever they feel they are...

 

 

 

jnovak's avatar
jnovak
500 posts
 

OP, You have limited yourself in the most extreme manner! You want an amp with two speaker selectors that is better than the Coda #8? I too want to be able to play two different sets of speakers with minimal hassle. My answer is to use only banana plugs for both amp and speakers. The change is quick with little effort. Keep us posted. Joe

mark200mph
849 posts
 

You can buy the fosi audio speaker selection box off Amazon if you don't like it send it back. I have accuphase m 1000 mono amps stable to 1 ohm and it's great. There are some class d amps fairly inexpensive that are 2 ohm stable. Enjoy the homework and the music.

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