Question I'm upgrading

[glenpoormanaudiophile]

I have some TDL rtl2's I'm considering getting a pair of Toshiba ss.33 mk2s and pairing them in stereo, is it worth it?

 

[Al ears]

I have some TDL rtl2's I'm considering getting a pair of Toshiba ss.33 mk2s and pairing them in stereo, is it worth it?

Please explain a bit more on how you intend to pair these in stereo.
Do you mean to replace the TDLs?
The Toshiba's are ancient

 

[glenpoormanaudiophile]

The tdls are ancient, you plug them in to the same out puts on an amp

 

[glenpoormanaudiophile]

Also alot of ancient stuff is good my crt from the 80s is sill working and my plasma TV from idk is broken

 

[Gray]

The tdls are ancient, you plug them in to the same out puts on an amp

If you mean you'd be running both pairs simultaneously (all 4 speakers), that's not advisable.

 

[Dom]

If you mean you'd be running both pairs simultaneously (all 4 speakers), that's not advisable.

It depends whether its in series or parallel, according to Gemini AI. If its in series it can actually increases the total impedance.

Who knew?

 

[Fandango Andy]

The tdls are ancient, you plug them in to the same out puts on an amp

Why would you want to do this? It won't sound good. You are going to cancel some frequencies, blurring the top end frequencies and destroying the stereo imaging and soundstage.

Then you have the power issue. You are connecting them in parallel; both speakers are 8ohms, so you are creating a 4ohm load for your amp, can it handle 4 ohms? Half the impedance needs twice the current so if note rated for 4 ohms it could overheat.

 

[Fandango Andy]

It depends whether its in series or parallel, according to Gemini AI. If its in series it can actually increases the total impedance.

Who knew?

The way he describes is parallel so he is having the impedance so will need double the current. Wiring in series won't really help either, then as you say he will halve the impedance, so then he will need double the voltage just to maintain volume.

 

[Dom]

The way he describes is parallel so he is having the impedance so will need double the current. Wiring in series won't really help either, then as you say he will halve the impedance, so then he will need double the voltage just to maintain volume.

Yes, but that way won't damage the amplifier. If I've got this right.

 

[Fandango Andy]

Yes, but that way won't damage the amplifier. If I've got this right.

Series won't damage the amp, he will just have the volume cranked up high.

Parallel, which he intends to do could damage the amp if it is rated for a 4ohm load.

I just don't see why he wants to do it, there is no advantage.

 

[Gray]

It depends whether its in series or parallel, according to Gemini AI. If its in series it can actually increases the total impedance.

Who knew?

Yes series connection will increase the overall impedance.
But I wasn't thinking just about any problem due to parallel connection - but also what it will do to his stereo image (if he's bothered about that) when using 4 speakers.

That's one of the reasons nobody here would connect 4 speakers at once, I'm sure.

 

[Al ears]

The tdls are ancient, you plug them in to the same out puts on an amp

you don't run two pairs of speakers from the same binding posts, as pointed out above.