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Is this dangerous ?

I am trying to incorperate my 2 channel and home theater without comprmising sound .

Here is what i want to do : keep my 2 channel amp wired to the speakers as usual , the speakers are biwireable. I want to use the second binding posts on the speakers for a receiver for home theater .

Both sources would be wired at the speakers . I figure if only one source is powered on at a time this would work .probably use a independent powerstrip for each and keep the source i am not using turned off at the strip .

My main question is if both sorces would send a signal to the speakers at once what would i hear ? would it mix the two together and make some funky noise ? Would this damage the speaker ?
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meiwan
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You can try it and see what happens. I would certainly never do that. And I'm assuming you have jumpers between the 2 sets of speaker jacks.

Wouldn't the signal feedback through the second set of cables?
bifwynne
2,206 posts
 
Hopefully, one of the electronic techs will weigh in here. But until one does -- I advise don't do it.

As Meiwan surmises, I too suspect that if both amps are tied in simulataneously, the outputs will short unless the amp not in use is disconnected from the circuit.

Perhaps a call to the factory would be worthwhile.
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almarg
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Is this dangerous ?
Yes, it absolutely is dangerous, mainly to the amplifiers. The outputs of two power amplifiers (or the power amplifier section of a receiver or integrated amplifier) should never be connected together. See this thread for further explanation, and for suggested solutions.

Regards,
-- Al
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