Re: Running two pairs of speakers from 1 amp with selector switch

["rb_ziggy" <rb.lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

QED hifi do the kind of thing I think you may be looking for:

http://www.qed.co.uk/i171c193-191/Accessories/AveQ_Wallmount/WM17_Two_Way_Speaker_Switch.htm

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "andy_walkuk" <andy_walkuk@...>
wrote:
>
> Can any audio experts out there give me some advice on in-wall A/B
> speaker selector switches please.
>
> I need one so I can run two sets of speakers from one Sonos Amp for
> the Kitchen and Dining Room and still have individual on/off control.
>
> Do I need to worry about impedance matching with the Sonos (not bought
> yet but wiring room up ready) so both left/right hand speakers still
> present and 8 ohm load or would the Sonos handle them in parallel (4
> ohm?) no problem.
>
> Also, would series wiring them (16 ohm?) (safer?) stop me getting any
> kind of reasonable volume from the speakers?
> Actually it is even possible to wire them serially using an A/B
> selector switch?
>
> The only in-wall selectors I've seen are from places like
> www.smarthome.com in the states and they want $45 for shipping and
> then I'm likely to get stung for customs duty.
> http://www.smarthome.com/8282abw.html
>
> Any ideas on a UK supplier for these?
>





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