I have 3 favourite amps with 3 different favourite sounds, 2 favourite speakers, and 2 favourite inputs, and I keep on switching it by hand. What's the best way to put 3 amps in a setup so I can switch between them without damaging anything? Maybe it's because English isn't my first language that Google won't show me any good results.
How to hook up multiple amps in one setup?
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robert_kc
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onplane
What! No Wake???
Heelwerk, you could purchase two of these:
http://www.ambery.com/6stspseamsws.html
This takes care of the amps and speakers. As for the inputs, here you can connect your inputs to the Master amp and then run record out to the Aux input on the two slave amps. Your Master amp then becomes your source selection and you leave the other two on Aux all of the time. Most vintage amps do not have to be powered on to pass a signal out the record out. Some do, however, so you'd need to test yours.
Regards,
Jerry
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reydelaplaya
Super Member
Be very careful about anything that switches between amps to make sure they break any connection with other amps before making connection with the one chosen - and avoid shared grounds.
Also, what is your first language? We have members here from all over the world. Many are bilingual and may be able to help by posting in your first language.
twiiii
Lunatic Member
There's stuff out there that will allow you to build your selector from scratch if your talented. Finding something all ready built was easy in the 70's and 80's. There is still equipment available. Just visit a car stereo store, they switch amps control units and speakers all the time. Sub your sources for the control units, your receivers or integrated amps for the amps, and your speakers . As I have been out of retail for over 20 years, I can't give you names. But visit a Fry's electronics or Best buy, you might find a name on control panels you can google.
twiiii
Lunatic Member
On further thought you want two speaker selector switch boxes. You wire the inputs together. Then the out puts of your amps go to the speaker outs of the first box and the output of the second box goes to your speakers. You select the amp you want with the first box and the speaker you want with the second box. There is one issue, two of the amps won't have a load on the output terminals with the other amp selected. But if you are patient and are willing to only power up one amp at a time while the other two remain turned off you will be OK. The speaker boxes you choose must be simple with out volume controls and with out impedance matching. Designed just to choose one speaker at a time. And make sure they can handle the power of your largest unit.