Bi-Wiring and a speaker selector HELP!

On 4 Mar 2007 17:24:41 -0800, wrote:

It depends how those terminals are configured. If it's really
bi-wiring, both sets of outputs for each speaker carry exactly the
same signal. It's audiophile snake-oil. Just use one pair, ignore
the other.

But it's possible it's bi-amping. One amp for the treble unit in the
speaker, one for the bass. In this case, the speakers are specific to
the amplifier and you can't use the switching unit.

Perhaps if you told us the make and model of your amp and speakers?

...

Be careful with this one! I have come across a Panasonic unit (sadly can't
remember the model number) that had an electronic crossover and twin power
amps per channel. The 'speaker boxes ( nasty plastic things) had no passive
crossover, just two drive units connected to the sockets at the back. This
unit certainly wasn't "upmarket", so I assume that Panasonic's accountants
worked out that these days, amplification and electronics are cheap, whilst
a passive crossover will cost more. If that's the case, then using 'speakers
with conventional crossovers won't work.

S.

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at 05:24 PM, said:

It is possible that you cannot use a speaker selector with this unit,
but we need more information before we can be sure.

Please give the model number of the Panasonic unit.

How are the speaker terminals on the back of the Panasonic labeled? How
are the speaker wires labeled? Is there a mention of "Low", "Bass",
"Woofer", "High", "Treble", or "Tweeter", "A", or "B"? (this would be
in addition to "Left" and "Right")

Does your Panasonic owner's manual suggest how to connect extra
speakers to your unit? is there any mention of speakers in another
room?


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ok
on the actual stereo box there are 8 terminals. each speaker has 4
wires coming from it. (there are 2 speakers)
i want to hook those speakers into a 4 way speaker selector. the
selector has 4 terminals per set of speakers. so i figured id wire
all 4 wires from speaker A into the 4 terminals in the selector and do
the same for speaker B, but on a new set of terminals on the selector.
but then how do i wire the 4 terminals on the speaker selector into
the 8 terminals on the stereo

On 4 Mar 2007 15:56:08 -0800, wrote:

If this is bi-wiring in the usual sense - one pair of terminals
feeding two pairs of cables - it's snake oil. Ignore it, parallel the
input connectors. If it's something else, please explain fully.