Re: Multi-Speaker Distribution

[Marc F Hult <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 1 Oct 2005 12:37:05 -0700, kooch54@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote in message
<1128195425.547870.5960@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

>I have a Sony 100W A/V receiver.  I recently bought a Phoenix gold ISM6
>speaker distribution panel that I want to use to add speakers in the
>basement and outside  all running from the single source receiver.  My
>setup is as follows:  Front L/R speakers cable goes to the input on the
>ISM6.  Output from ISM6 goes to the front  L/R speakers.  Zone one from
>the ISM goest to the AMP side of the impedance matching volume control.
> Speaker cable is run from the speaker side of the volume control to
>the speakers themselves.  Should this scenario work without issue?
>With the current setup if I select zone 1 on the distribution panel and
>then turn on the volume control I do hear music from the speakers but
>regardless of how high I turn the volume control it never gets any
>louder.  Should the volume off zone 1 be similar to that of the
>speakers directly connected to the receiver.  It doesn't even come
>close to what I think it should be.  What could be wrong with my setup?
> There are no jumpers on the volume control it says it automatically
>detects the necessary settings.
>
>
>Kooch54...

On 2 Oct 2005 12:25:48 -0700, "kooch54" <kooch54@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message  <1128281148.391275.128260@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

>Any help is appreciated with this problem.
>
>Kooch54...

The info on the Phoenix Gold web site is useless.

http://www.phoenixgold.com/accessories/ihism6.html

Only three feature/specs are listed one of which is  "Four color display
packaging" which tells me a lot ...

This page also says that the IH ISM 6 is both "single source" and "dual
source". Which is it ?

The page for downloading manuals is non-functional so we don't know what's
actually inside the gizmo including whether it has impedance matching or is
just a box with switches.

You apparently want to run 3 pairs of speakers from a single "Sony 100W AV
receiver".  Without specific info about what receiver you actually have, the
best we can do is give the general observation that this will generally blow
out the output devices in the receiver if played too long and(or)  too hard
with low-impedance speakers without impedance matching.

We also know nothing about your speakers. What do their manufacturers' claim
to be their nominal impedances?

Marc
Marc_F_Hult
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