i bought a hk635 and a two infinity beta50 speakers [i will be adding more]. also got a 4 channel monster cable speaker selector from cc. i'm new to home audio and was wondering if the speaker selector was a good choice.
my reciever is rated at 75 wattsx7 the speaker selector is 150 watts per channel.
my question is if whether or not i will get the same quality and loudness with the speaker selector hooked up.
i also see there is only 1 input into the selector box one for right and left speaker. How does that figure in? will i still get the 75x7 [525] wattage?
"my question is if whether or not i will get the same quality and loudness with the speaker selector hooked up."
Hooked up to what?
One set of left/right speaker connections means you can switch one set of left/right speaker pairs. To do more than that, you will need either a different switch box or additional switch boxes.
i'm sorry, my selector has 2 inputs, one for right and one for left. now since my reciever puts out 75 watts per channel, would that mean my speaker selector only has 150 watts to use for all of the speakers hooked up to it?
Is there a safe way to input more channels into the selector?
my speakers claim to be able to handle 250 watts so in order to get the most sound for my money i'm thinking of just hooking the two infinity beta50's and some small speakers up to the speaker selector. i would do this so i don't steal the power from the beta 50's.
i would then get another selector box for my other pair of beta's.
i can always take the selector back. the kids at circuit city don't know much about this stuff either
Jan, the harmon kardon 635 would be hooked up to the speaker selector which would be hooked up to infinity beta 50's.
thanks in advance rob
I'm questioning how speaker selectors work? If I was to hook up 4 or even 8 beta50's on the same speaker selector would the speakers be getting enough power?
i'm thinking they won't because i'm only putting 2 channels off of my reciever into the selector.
Is there a safe way to add more channels or should i just get another selector and only add smaller speakers onto the selector with the infinity beta50's
I'm sorry, but I don't have a clue as to what you think this speaker selector is supposed to do. Your receiver outputs 75 watts per channel. One speaker; left, right, center or each of the rears will have 75 watts available to it and another speaker will have the 75 watts from the channel it is hooked to.
What your speakers are rated at is inconsequential to using any type of speaker selector.
Why did you buy this selector? What did you think it was going to do?
I think Rob wants to switch back and forth between his left and right and see if one sounds better than the other and to determine whether they're out of phase. (Yes, that is my tongue firmly in my cheek.)
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