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Two amplifiers feeding the same pair of speakers?

I have a situation where it would be great if I could feed the same pair of speakers from two different sources. Will this work as long as I was always careful to only have one source sending signals at a time? If so, is there any special way I need to configure this or would it be as simple as having two sets of speaker cables going to each speaker?

Thanks!
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xiekitchen
821 posts
 
You can ONLY use 2 amps if the speakers are bi-wirable and one amp going only to crossover section of each driver(tweeter or woofer). If you try to power a loudspeaker with 2 amps one will try to over power the other and one will loose and blow up. I know because that's exactly what I did when I was 16 years old, and fried my father's receiver... yeh he was not happy RIP.
elevick
2,636 posts
 
Niles makes a nice little switch box for this reason.
post2338 OP
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Thanks Elevick; I also ran across this unit after doing more research. Do you actually have the DPS-1 switch box? If so, assume you are happy with it? The only drawback I see so far is that it only accepts up to 14 gage speaker cable.
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