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Kiwiburger · 16th December 2006, 11:13 PM

Thanks for the input - some thoughts there I would never have considered.

This is really just to save manually pulling speaker connectors in and out - I don't see a problem. I don't think leakage can be a problem, as I'll keep these speaker cables well away from line or mic cables. Mainly under-carpet wiring.

My amp has full short-circuit and open-circuit protection, and I often use just one side, with no speaker connected to the other, for guitar or bass preamp monitoring.

The only problem I can see is if I parallel up too many speakers and drop the impedance too low. I was thinking of DPDT switches to avoid this, so I could only toggle between two cabs

16th December 2006, 11:13 PM	#6
Kiwiburger Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,758	Thanks for the input - some thoughts there I would never have considered. This is really just to save manually pulling speaker connectors in and out - I don't see a problem. I don't think leakage can be a problem, as I'll keep these speaker cables well away from line or mic cables. Mainly under-carpet wiring. My amp has full short-circuit and open-circuit protection, and I often use just one side, with no speaker connected to the other, for guitar or bass preamp monitoring. The only problem I can see is if I parallel up too many speakers and drop the impedance too low. I was thinking of DPDT switches to avoid this, so I could only toggle between two cabs __________________ Before you criticise a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way he'll be a mile away, and you'll have his shoes.