aubuti;213570 Wrote: > Thanks Russ. After doing some more research -- which I should have done > *before* posting -- it seems that whichever amp I get I should use a > speaker distribution block and impedance-matching volume controls. > > The diagrams that I had seen of wiring speakers in parallel gave me the > idea that I'd be running wires all over the place, not realizing that > you could do the same thing a lot more cleanly with the distribution > block.
I'm not sure that a distribution block is necessary for just two pairs of speakers. The thing a distribution block (or panel) does is simplify the physical wiring hookups by giving you a bunch of screw terminals. It's essentially a splitter - with one pair coming in and multiple pairs going out, so you only need to have a single set of speaker cables coming off of your amp. The only way it might be used to save in the total amount of the cabling run would be if you located the block close to your two pair of speakers - say in the ceiling between the rooms, with a single speaker run coming from your amp. Most of the time a distribution panel is located in a central location, such as in a structured wiring panel in the basement. -- JJZolx Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36701 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
