Home theater and 2 channel setup from same speakers?
Is it possible to have a home theater mutli channel setup going to the same L/R speakers as a 2 channel system? Some kind of A/B box?
I currently have a home theater 5 channel setup. I would like to add a tube based system and some new speakers. The room I'm in could probably support both sets of L/R speakers but I was curious if I wanted to downsize speakers, is it possible to run a AVR and tube integrated amp without physically moving cables and such?
Yep. Usually the way to do it is to keep the speakers and amps the same, but switch preamps. So you would run pre-out L and R from an AVR or pure processor, to your 2 channel preamp/integrated which has a bypass input and switch. Personally I do this with Anthem MRX 520 and Luxman 507. Works fine except for all the remotes, which I am about to fix. Hehehhe. |
My 2 channel preamp has a bypass where the AVR/AVP plugs in, and those go out to the 2 channel amp when the preamp is off. When the preamp is on. Then I can select a CD or TT input. Of course one could just run the AVR/AVP into one of the preamp inputs, and have the 2 channel preamp set to a consistent volume, and have the preamp on. |
2-way amp amplifier / speaker selector switch box, stereo audio input amplifier switcher. https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOVOhIe It works well for me but YOU might want to be careful switching it in before firing an amp up, especially tubed. |
