HK 730 Twin

[Joe-nobody]

Can a HK 730 twin safely handle double stacking large advents? From the little I've read I'm lead to believe that it can, but I've been wrong before.... thanks for any insight.

 

[wmgwizard]

Depends on how you wire them up.

You could wire them in series and connect them to Speaker A and be safe.

You could wire them individually to speaker A and speaker B. Be careful with the volume knob and watch for increased heat from the unit.

 

[coonmanx]

I would say give it a try and check for any excessive heat being generated. If it stays cool and you don't crank the piss out of it, you should be fine.

 

[coonmanx]

Is that particular unit actually designed to run speakers in parallel or series? All it seems to say on the back is that connected speakers should be between 8 and 16 Ohms and that is sometimes and indication of a series setup in wiring. One way to tell is by hooking up only one pair of speakers and then selecting both A and B at the same time on the front. If no sound comes out then it is wired in series. If it plays sound then they are wired in parallel.

 

[tdwpgtp]

According to the manual, if all speakers are 8ohms or above, you can use both A and B (which is the same as wiring in parallel) at the same time. Only one pair of 4ohm speakers can be used at a time.