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[terryg1]

hi guys now looking at running 2 amps but one amp at a time but want to have my loudspeakers connected all the time to save me unplugging leads from one amp to the over is there a reliable swich bow I could use ? also looking to link the cd out and tape out with phono jumpers can I do this or will there be a loss of output when linked as will only be running one amp at a one tmie thanks guys and galls for your help

 

[bmtell]

I think Beresford do a speaker switch.

 

[terryg1]

thank you not cheep but better than blowing the amps up!!! :^

 

[bmtell]

You might get something cheap and cheerful on eBay or the like.

 

[terryg1]

have bin lookin but no luck yet lol thanks

 

[pmac]

hi guys now looking at running 2 amps but one amp at a time but want to have my loudspeakers connected all the time to save me unplugging leads from one amp to the over is there a reliable swich bow I could use ? also looking to link the cd out and tape out with phono jumpers can I do this or will there be a loss of output when linked as will only be running one amp at a one tmie thanks guys and galls for your help

Careful, you'll have officers from operation Yewtree knocking on your door ;-)

 

[BD Audio]

Beresford is the best bet.

 

[terryg1]

thanks guys!!! better save up and treat my self so is it ok to jump phono leads like turn one op from cd player and send it to the 2 amps at the same time with out loss of signal ? as only running one amp at a time have got a teac amp wich I can swich op,s out the record side so would the tape out on the amp be just as good as the cd source out put lol nead to lie down now !!! :upgrade:

 

[Valvebloke]

I'd expect that using the phono outputs from your CD player to feed two amps would work fine in most cases. But there are a few possible issues:

i) If either amp has an input circuit which shorts the input to ground when the amp is powered down then there would be a problem. I haven't come across such an amp. But it's not impossible that there's one out there.

ii) If both amps have unusually low input impedances then you might load the CDP a bit more heavily than it likes. You shouldn't hurt it. But the sound volume may be reduced and in extreme cases the frequency response could be altered.

iii) If both amps are independently mains earthed then there's a risk of setting up some kind of multiple earth loop. This could give you some low-level hum.

If you can tell us the exact makes and model numbers of the amps we might be able to narrow the chances down a bit. But if you have access to the phono splitter/s then you could resolve this very quickly by just trying it. I'm assuming of course that you will only have one amp (the one you're using) powered up at any given time.

VB

 

[pgarrish]

Alternatively you could use the tape loop from one amp to feed the second amp.

Regarding speaker switching, when I asked on here it was suggested I use a light switch

 

[chris217]

It would probably be a good idea to ensure that the speaker commons are not connected together. On some amplifiers, these are not grounded. (The Quad 303 being a case in point.)

 

[terryg1]

teac 500 I music angle xd800 mrk 3 would the tape out from the teac be ok to feed the music angle amp same quality as a link from the cd player thank you very much for your replys

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thanks for all the replys guys :^

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will that be the same qwaulaty as the c d player direct ? thanks for your reply