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    need switch to alternate L & R channel in different rooms

    I understand, thanks for the detailed explanation. I really can't thank you enough for your time, diagrams and explanations.!! My girlfriend and I were sitting on the couch last nite listening to music between the two rooms and we both agreed it would be nice to have L in one room and R in the...
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    need switch to alternate L & R channel in different rooms

    not sure what this means "It looks as if it could be a centre off type - as long as it switches a common 4 poles between 2 other, separate sets of 4 contacts, either side of its off position" you mention in your diagram "switch top", is the "switch top" identifiable in the switches? sorry for...
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    need switch to alternate L & R channel in different rooms

    hello, I guess I'm not done with you. another question, not sure what this means " maybe run to 8 chassis sockets (on the same box) for plugs from your amp and speakers."? Will your answer, answer my question about how to transition from multi strand to solid wire? I found two options for...
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    need switch to alternate L & R channel in different rooms

    Thank you Gray. Greatly appreciate your time, diagram etc!!! If your ever in Naples FL, US, beers on me. Thanks again.
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    need switch to alternate L & R channel in different rooms

    that would be great, thank you!!
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    need switch to alternate L & R channel in different rooms

    I’m going to try this one more time…but this time I’ll try to include all the necessary information...i hope. I have a Rotel RKB-D8100 amp with 8 channels pushing four sets of speakers. I have two speakers in room 1 and two speakers in room 2, the other two sets are not important for this...
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    what speaker selector switch?

    thank you! all four sets of speakers are hard wired but they are also all wired to four sonos connects so they are all controlled by my phones sonos app
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    what speaker selector switch?

    I run four sets of speakers from my Rotel amp. The set in the garage and the set in the lanai are fine. It's the two sets in the house ONLY that I want to be able to switch so the Fosi should work correct?
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    what speaker selector switch?

    I think I have figured out the confusion, my Rotel RKB-D8100 amp has 8 channels so can accommodate four sets of speakers. Clearly I have should have mentioned that at the beginning. So will the Fosi work for what I want? Thanks
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    what speaker selector switch?

    Hello, I appreciate your time on this discussion with me. I've been thinking about this.I think maybe I haven't been clear on what I'm trying to accomplish. When I switch the wires in the back of my amp to get the desired affect of left channel in living room 1 and right channel in living...
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    what speaker selector switch?

    I'm starting to understand. Thank you!
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    what speaker selector switch?

    speakers are 4 ohm and amp says use minimum 4 ohm speakers. Using a multi meter set for ohms set at 20k and connected to speaker outputs of the amp the reading is 34. does this help? It just seems like this should be easy. By simply switching the wires on the back of the amp I get the desired...
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    what speaker selector switch?

    Thanks for the replies! My open concept small house has a living room, kitchen and back living room without walls separating them. When I'm in the living room ( which is not where I usually listen to music) I want to hear just those two speakers, when I'm in the back living room which is often...
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    what speaker selector switch?

    i have a pair of speakers in one room and another pair in another room, i want a switch to make one pair will be the left and the other pair the right, then be able to switch back to one pair L R and the other L R. Do I simply need a 2 channel speaker switch? Thanks