HiFi extension speakers

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Hi, I was hoping I could find some help in this forum with my existing set up to add an additional two speakers.At present I have a very bog standard console with vinyll turntable as a peripheral. How would I go about, as economically as possible, extending the system with the 2 additionl speakers?

Any help would be greatly appreciated - thanks

 

[John Duncan]

Depends what you mean by 'console', and where you want to put the other speakers - in another room or close by?

 

[Anonymous]

Sorry not to be clear by console I mean the main combo unit with CD Player, Tuner etc.... The speakers will be in a room adjacent to where the main unit is housed. Thanks for helping me out!

 

[Anonymous]

Not a good idea IMHO.

In roundabout terms:

If you wire the speakers in seires (consloe + terminal to speaker 1 + terminal, speaker 1 - terminal to speaker 2 + terminal, speaker 2 - terminal to console - terminal) you'll double the impedance load on the amplifier, meaning you'll only draw half the current for a given voltage, meaning less sound overall.

On the other hand, if you wire the speakers in parallel (individual speaker wires from the console + and - terminals to each speaker + and -, you'll half the impedance, meaning for a given voltage, the speakers will draw twice the current, meaning you'll fry your amplifier.

If your console doesn't have speaker A and speaker B outlets, like some Technics do for example, you'll either get very little sound or cook your amplifier.

If your console has separate Tape Out outlets, you can run RCA cables to a second amplifier and use that either to power the speakers in the second room, or if you have a dual speaker outlet amp like some of the Technics models of old, to run both sets of speakers.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for this. Can you recommend a system which would do the job for me - not looking for sophistication! Thanks again