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HI to all,
Is there any "logical" way to use one amp for music and another for surround sound with the SAME speakers?.
Im trying to configure a solid state system to be used as a cinema sound and other "tube" system to be used as a music system, BUT with just one pair of speakers. Using a switch box suppose it is not the ideal solution because could quality lost, and connecting two pairs of speaker cables (that comes one from each power amplifier) to the same speaker sounds not too good.
Your comments will be apreciated.
Happy holidays!
jorsan
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swampwalker
5,138 posts
 
Do not hook up 2 amps the same speaker w/o a switching box. Some of our techies can explain why, but it should not be done,
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
I keep 2 pairs of ic's in place. They are different brands,so one pair for HT out of the processor's 'fronts'.one pair out of my pre,for 2ch. My amps are on the floor so switching is easy.
plato
1,543 posts
 
The thing that would make the most sense to me would be to use a decent tube preamp in the HT bypass loop for your music sources. That way, you could have tubes in the signal path at the push of a button.

With two pairs of amps there's not a real easy way to avoid a lot of clutter, and some switching issues...
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