davidguest
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will this work or will everything go up in smoke:
I have a Cambridge audio a4 amp - only designed to support one pair of speakers but is designed to support bi-wiring so actualyl has 2 sets of speaker connects.
I am currently using it with a pair of 8 ohm JBL control 1 speakers.
my question is this: I have a spare set of JBL control 1s - can I attach them to the other speaker terminals so that the amp is actually driving 4 identical speakers, then spread them around a little for pseudo surround. ( the amp is being used with a TV & PC for movies & games not really for hi-fi.
I cant think of any reason why not - the impedance will probably drop but the amp should be designed to cope with a single pair of 4 ohm speaker & I don't drive it hard.
I can't find any schematics for how those 4 speaker terminals are connected inside of the Cambridge audio amp but that should be guessable ?
All this gear is out of warranty though so asking first seems the way to go.
generalising the question - would this work for an set of 4 speakers with an amp that has 4 terminals intended for bi-wiring ?
I have a Cambridge audio a4 amp - only designed to support one pair of speakers but is designed to support bi-wiring so actualyl has 2 sets of speaker connects.
I am currently using it with a pair of 8 ohm JBL control 1 speakers.
my question is this: I have a spare set of JBL control 1s - can I attach them to the other speaker terminals so that the amp is actually driving 4 identical speakers, then spread them around a little for pseudo surround. ( the amp is being used with a TV & PC for movies & games not really for hi-fi.
I cant think of any reason why not - the impedance will probably drop but the amp should be designed to cope with a single pair of 4 ohm speaker & I don't drive it hard.
I can't find any schematics for how those 4 speaker terminals are connected inside of the Cambridge audio amp but that should be guessable ?
All this gear is out of warranty though so asking first seems the way to go.
generalising the question - would this work for an set of 4 speakers with an amp that has 4 terminals intended for bi-wiring ?