damage from another amp?

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Offline rbc3

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on: September 28, 2015, 08:35:33 PM
I realize this might be a dumb question, but I'm going to ask anyway.  I'm considering wiring my surround sound processor amp output for front channel left and right in to my speakers and leaving them wired to my Paramount 1.1 so that cables are running from both amps to the speakers at the same time.  If the Paramounts are turned off, is there any harm in leaving them wired to my speakers if the speakers are being driven by my surround sound processor?  In other words, can the output of the surround processor/amp somehow damage the Paramount?

Robert C

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Offline STURMJ

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Reply #1 on: September 29, 2015, 08:16:59 AM
Make a A-B switch.  A box of your choosing. A switch (dpdt). And binding posts, (2 sets in, one set out)



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Reply #2 on: September 29, 2015, 09:30:41 AM
The other amp will see the secondary of the Paramount as a dead short. Don't do it.

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Reply #3 on: September 29, 2015, 04:05:04 PM



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Reply #4 on: September 29, 2015, 07:39:01 PM
Thanks everyone for the helpful responses.  My gut feel was that it didn't feel right, so that's why I asked before doing it.  Instead I'm just swapping the banana plugs of the cables from each amp when I switch back and forth.

Robert C

Paramount 1.1 300B, Tekton Design Seas Pendragon, Stereomour 2A3, Omega Hemptone 8, Acoustic Signature Challenger Mk3, JMW 9T, Dynavector XX2mkII, Clearaudio Balance, Quickie 1.1, Schiit Bifrost Uber, Mainline, Audeze LCD2.2, AKG K1000, HiFiman HE-500, Sennheiser HD650, AK120