Thanks for all the help
John
On May 1, 12:55 pm, JamesGan...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 1, 11:40 am, jrv...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > There is a button to turn it on/off. So are you guys saying thats its
> > basically a useless feature Monster adds to make it look better? Then
> > is it better to leave it always enables or always disabled when using
> > multiple speakers?
> > Thanks for the help
> > John
>
> > On May 1, 2:15 am, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > wrote:
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> > > jrv...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > I purchased a monster cable SS-6 speaker selector and according to
the
> > > > manual it has " High Current Amplifier Protection circuitry: When
> > > > engaged, this impedance matched circuitry maximizes high power
> > > > amplifier performance and allows you to safely use multiple
speaker
> > > > pairs simultaneously without overloading or damaging your
amplifier."
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> > > > My question is why would you ever turn this off? Is there any harm
> > > > leaving it always enabled?
>
> > > Well, from the sound of it, it's the usual marketing bollocks to be
> > > expected from
monster.http://www.monstercable.com/lit/Speaker_Selector_4_and_6_Manual.pdf
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> > > For starters, you actually don't want your speakers to be 'impedance
> > > matched' ! How would you switch it off anyway ?
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> > > Graham- Hide quoted text -
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> > - Show quoted text -
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> In most cases you would want to leave it off. If you are using
> multiple 8 ohm speakers then when two are connected they are probably
> parallel. That would be 4 ohms. Practically any decent amp is going
> to handle a 4 ohm load. Yes, you could drive it into clipping easier
> with a 4 ohm load than an 8 ohm load. What's the amp and are you
> expecting periods where you push some of the limitations? Above 2
> speakers then the unit is probably combining them both parallel and
> serial to achieve some load between 4 and 8. Often damage comes from
> driving amps into clipping where you end up with larger periods of
> straight dc voltage in the output. Bad for stuff. Solid state amps
> are directly connected to the load so it is easier to overload an amp
> with 4 ohms than it is 8. If your amp has some sort of protection
> circuitry then that would be all the more reason not to use the
> switch. The switch is probably adding resistance. That's pretty much
> a waste as any energy used up by the resistors is not being turned
> into sound.
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