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    multiple amps and speakers

    What is the best way to hook up 3 stereo amps to 3 pairs of speakers using only 1 pre/amp and cd player???

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    Depends on what sort of amps they are. Many amps have two inputs per channel so other amps can be patched across.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Allanvh5150 View Post
    Depends on what sort of amps they are. Many amps have two inputs per channel so other amps can be patched across.

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    Quote Originally Posted by infinityQ2 View Post
    single channel stereo.


    And yes, the solution put forward by Lee is the right one, a miracle of simplicity
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    A/V Distribution Amplifier

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    Should I spend the money on a distribution amp to keep the voltage from the pre/amp the same

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    Quote Originally Posted by infinityQ2 View Post
    Should I spend the money on a distribution amp to keep the voltage from the pre/amp the same
    I would personally keep the signal path as simple as possible. Another electronic device between the pre and the amps will probably alter the sound. Why don't you spend a couple of dollars on a few splitters and see how you like it? Also, some power amps have piggy-backing capacity.

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    Informative...

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    Spam anyone?

    That dude seems to have had a few first posts on many other random forums last night. And always with the same link...

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    Quote Originally Posted by infinityQ2 View Post
    Should I spend the money on a distribution amp to keep the voltage from the pre/amp the same
    If you use a "Y" connector as Lee suggested, you will indeed keep the same voltage. There is no problem for a low impedance source (your preamp) to drive multiple high impedance loads (your amps), the current will increase but the voltage will stay the same.
    I reckon you will need a lot of amplifiers in parallel to start seeing a decrease in voltage from your preamp.

    What you can't do is have a load that is of a lower impedance than the source, for example driving an 8ohms speaker from a 70V line, or have an older crystal microphone connected to a low Z input made for dynamic mics.
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