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1 Sub to 2 amps?????

Chuck awker

Active Member
So,I'm a/B ing my Sansui au717 and a DaytonAudio HT100.
I Have 2 pair of Hereseys running on my Sansui.For the Dayton I have a pair of Polk Monitor 5jr Series 2 and Klipsch ksb3s.
I have a Klipsch ksw12 into my Dayton and sounds awsome with the 2 smaller speakers connected with the one sub cable.
Can I use the same sub to hook to one of the Hereseys also using the wired
connectors so when I press "b" the sub would be working with my sansui,and 1 set of Hereseys.
 
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Not sure about how this is all set up. A sketch would help, but on the face if it, it sounds risky to me. Kinda like two amp outputs connected together, which is a non-good thing.
 
an A-B speaker switch should work just fine.
Amp one on A
Amp 2 on B
sub to the input

Just make sure having A and B on at the same time is not an option.
 
an A-B speaker switch should work just fine.
Amp one on A
Amp 2 on B
sub to the input

Just make sure having A and B on at the same time is not an option.
So,my Dayton has 1 speaker out so I have a switcher on that one so I can run both my smallers,no problem with that setup with the sub connected with the sub cord to the Dayton.
I want to use the same sub to run 1 pair of Hereseys.Btw,my amp switcher will not let me switch both on at the same time,so I'm good on that.
Would I use another speaker switcher to connect sub in A and Heresey in B with the speaker wire connectors used on back of sub?
Or just simply just run my Heresey wire into sub and then sub out to whichever I have on back of amp.
 
Would I use another speaker switcher to connect sub in A and Heresey in B with the speaker wire connectors used on back of sub?
IMHO speaker switchers tend to slightly color the sound. So if using "another speaker switcher" you may not get an accurate representation of which combination is better.
I would prefer just moving the wires from one set of speakers to another for a more accurate comparison.
 
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