Impotence Question


Now that I have your attention...my question is about impedance matching in speaker selectors. I have a Bryston 3-way speaker switch box, which does not have impedance matching/balancing. As far as I understand it is a simple three-way switch box with minimal signal path to travel. It has three on/off buttons which operate independently from each other. So I was curious what exactly happens when I switch my 100 watt amp to drive two pairs of 8-ohm monitors simultaneously (yes, besides the fact that both sets of speakers are playing)? Are there sacrifices in performance, and are those sacrifices linear or do they show up in different ways for each pair of speakers? It does not occur to me to drop the volume significantly in one pair of speakers when engaging the second pair which are downstairs, though I imagine this must happen as it's splitting the output of one amp between two pairs of speakers. So what is going on, and how does it differ from a selector which compensates for impedance? I think Niles actually terms their system "Impedance Protection".

Marco
jax2
Looks like Apple computers have taken a clue from the Audiophile community for once! Check out their new edition of the iPod!!!

Marco
Just to protect The Who's "good" name, a squeezebox, my gutter minded friends is an accordian. But you already knew that, didn't you!
Are you from the land down under Joe? Cause I think you must be speaking some of that Aussie slang now. Just the thought of an 'accordian' is like to make me crack-a-fat...at least on a good day!

Marco