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Hello all, I am new here and am looking for some general advice
I currently have an old Pioneer amplifier (A-405r) which is perfect for me . I don't use it often nor do I play it very loud and I mostly play music for 2 hours at most.
I have 4 pioneer speakers which I have wired up using all 4 terminals of the amp.
However recently whilst I was moving my room I got a bit curious and using a very high tech device (free app from playstore) I measured the dB the speakers were pushing out.
My findings were that it made no difference whether I was using all 4 terminals to power the speakers or just the 2 top terminals.
Neither my ears nor phone could perceive a difference.
Can anyone explain in simple terms why that is? Or would I be right in saying the amp splits the power between A and B if there's anything connected to the B terminal?
Now my next question is as follows.
If I wanted to join 2 x 16.5cm speakers to that amplifier using only the A terminals.
Should I use the positive wire to both positive terminals on the speakers and likewise the negative to negatives.
Or
From the amp go positive to positive on speaker 1 and then positive from speaker 1 to negative in speaker 2 and likewise for the negative.
Would this make any difference to anything?
Thanks a lot for your time and consideration.
I currently have an old Pioneer amplifier (A-405r) which is perfect for me . I don't use it often nor do I play it very loud and I mostly play music for 2 hours at most.
I have 4 pioneer speakers which I have wired up using all 4 terminals of the amp.
However recently whilst I was moving my room I got a bit curious and using a very high tech device (free app from playstore) I measured the dB the speakers were pushing out.
My findings were that it made no difference whether I was using all 4 terminals to power the speakers or just the 2 top terminals.
Neither my ears nor phone could perceive a difference.
Can anyone explain in simple terms why that is? Or would I be right in saying the amp splits the power between A and B if there's anything connected to the B terminal?
Now my next question is as follows.
If I wanted to join 2 x 16.5cm speakers to that amplifier using only the A terminals.
Should I use the positive wire to both positive terminals on the speakers and likewise the negative to negatives.
Or
From the amp go positive to positive on speaker 1 and then positive from speaker 1 to negative in speaker 2 and likewise for the negative.
Would this make any difference to anything?
Thanks a lot for your time and consideration.