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Has Anyone Ever Run TWO Identical Pairs of Speakers ?

I’m considering buying an extra pair of tower speakers identical to the ones I currently own. I would wire them as 4 ohm speakers powered by about 250wpc,

Each set of two speakers would be placed next to each other so there would be 2 identical left channel speakers and 2 identical right channel speakers, with each pair separated by about 1/2.” 
My listening chair chair can be as close as 8’ from the “center” of the speakers to as far back as 20’ from the “center” of the speakers.

And the actual distance between these two seperate pairs of speakers could range from 6’ from each pair to as much as 18’ for each pair. I would of course spend a great deal of time ‘dialing” them in for the best sound.

Has anyone ever tried this, and what were your results?

I’d appreciate your collective informed thoughts.




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g_nakamoto
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i still have my 4 bose 901 series 2  set up as the old 'super bose' system powered by my mcintosh mc602 power amp!
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millercarbon
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Wouldn't you rather have one pair of high quality speakers instead of two pairs of mediocre speakers?

What I been saying... about Home Theater.

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kingsleuy
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Wouldn't you rather have one pair of high quality speakers instead of two pairs of mediocre speakers?

Consider having two pairs of High Quality Speakers that perform mediocrely.
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russ69
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"...Wouldn't you rather have one pair of high quality speakers instead of two pairs of mediocre speakers?..."

Yes for the same money you can have one pair of way better speakers. 
boomerbillone
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Hello  vinyl_rules.  If your speakers are smaller, non floor standers its certainly worth a try. I used to run two or four pair of the smaller Advent speakers. If you have serious $3k or more floorstanders, it may not be much of an improvement. Have you tried one or two subwoofrs?
It is remarkable what they can do for you. Use an electronic crossover (miniDSP?) to send 80 Hz or so to the subs and everything else our current speakers. It's really quite impressive with quality subs, 12" or bigger. It doesn't have to break the bank, try Emotiva's larger units. I experiment a lot with various speaker setups and I'm sold on subs. Keep experimenting!
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