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Re: speaker switch

Keith Saunders — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:54:33 GMT

Jeff,

You can also get units which will handle more than 2 sources, Niles and Russound are the leading providers of this type of product.

Re: speaker switch

burantek — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:20:42 GMT

keith,

sorry for delay in response, just back to the forum yesterday after a few weeks off -death in family...

at any rate...

thx for the niles link! i have the "other" niles piece -and it is well put together -so this may well be the answer. i am also a crutchfield patron -so that is convenient.

i just wish i could run more than 2 sources (lots of beomasters -and speakers -but the speakers take up too much room)

thx again,

Re: speaker switch

Keith Saunders — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:40:28 GMT

For those interested in the Russound Speaker Switch you can download the instruction Guide HERE

Re: speaker switch

Keith Saunders — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:48:31 GMT

For those people in Europe interested in automatic speaker switches, then have a look at Russound HERE

This unit is useful in applications where you have say a TV with external speakers independent of your Beolink system and don't want four speakers. A typical example is in a bathroom where you may have installed a waterproof LCD TV (IP56) and waterproof speakers in the ceiling and you would also like to have access to audio on your Beolink via a Beolink Passive.

Re: speaker switch

Keith Saunders — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:45:40 GMT

Niles makes several speaker switches and HERE is a more up to date version. They appear to be quite popular in the US, but I cannot remember seeing them for sale in Europe.

Re: speaker switch

tournedos — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:19:28 GMT

By the looks of it, it seems that it's possible to switch any number of speaker pairs "on" at the same time (and the "protection circuit" just limits how many). If that happens, you'll be effectively connecting two amps in parallel. So I don't think it's a good idea...

-mika

speaker switch

burantek — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:52:00 GMT

hi all,

likely stupid question...

i have one of these (unused -came in a bulk purchase)

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-NILES-AUDIO-SPS-1-SPEAKER-SELECTION-SYSTEM_W0QQitemZ290205139120QQihZ019QQcategoryZ64596QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

is it possible to reverse these? (i.e) run (4) different amps and (1) set of speakers? that way i can pump various amps thru the same speakers and save (speaker) room.

might anyone have a better alternative?

thx in advance!