JJZolx;213584 Wrote: > 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. Thanks for the info. I had the impression that the distribution block also effectively takes care of wiring the speakers in parallel, i.e., (+)L from the amp to (+)L for the first pair of speakers and then to (+)L for the second pair of speakers and likewise for the (-)L and for (+)R and (-)R (as shown here, for example http://www.lalena.com/audio/faq/wiring/). If I run them all amp-to-speaker-to-speaker where would I work in the 2 volume controls (one for each pair)?
Also, if I use the Parasound Zamp, it only has one pair of speaker outputs, so wouldn't that also require the splitting of a distribution block? Otherwise I'd have to hook up two wires to each terminal, and that doesn't seem right to me. For 30 years the only speaker wiring I've done is basic A-to-A and B-to-B, and I readily admit that I don't yet completely understand what the distribution block does, so please let me know if I'm wrong about this. BTW, in this case I was thinking of putting the speaker distribution panel pretty close to the amp, which will be hidden in the pantry between the two rooms. -- aubuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36701 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
