Please forgive me for following up my own post...


On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 09:09:31 +0000, Peter
wrote:

On 17 Feb 2007 13:37:18 -0800, wrote:

Scenario THREE

Run L + R wires from BOTH amps to the speakers as in scenario two, but
connected to SEPARATE CROSSOVER TERMINALS on each speaker, (the
terminals that would usually be used for bi-wiring). (But would this
cause one amp to sound 'tinny' and one to sound 'bassy'??)

If the crossover remains connected to both sets of terminals, I think
that this would be effectively the same as no. 2 above.

And if it's a split or disconnected crossover, I think that they will
both sound terrible in the way that you describe.

I think that there's a fifth option, and it's the one I'd try, though
it does involve spending a little more money. There are switchboxes
around that are designed to allow the switching of two pairs of
speakers from one amp (example at
http://www.audiovisualonline.co.uk/d.../display.html).
I don't see why you couldn't reverse this - ie, connect both amps to
the speaker terminals and the speakers to the amp terminals. NB: the
example I've offered is for a series switch. I'm not certain that it's
not the parallel version that you'd actually want.

On second thoughts, I think I've sussed it... these switches sound as
if they're designed to allow either or both sets of speakers to be
connected at the same time. If this is so, then neither version would
be suitable, since you'd want a switch which would only allow one to
be connected at a time. Nonetheless, I think that my theory's sound.
Perhaps someone else makes the sort of switch that I mean? Maybe
http://www.keene.co.uk/electronics/m...p?mycode=BT911 ? It looks
as if it has a rocker switch, which would appear to give the exclusion
that you'd want.

Peter.