what speaker selector switch?

[onthewater1]

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

 

[Cork]

Yes, an A/B switch is all you need. Some of them have an A+B option; be careful using that unless your amp can handle the lower impedance . (Some switches can adjust the impedance for the A+B selection.) And if you haven't purchased the amp yet, many have A/B built in.

 

[nopiano]

I don’t think it’s quite that easy. Normally, each pair is L+R. It is most unorthodox to make a pair of two mono L channel and likewise R channel, which is literally what you asked.

Can you explain why that would be remotely desirable as it sounds a bit of a muddled idea to me?

 

[Cork]

... Can you explain why that would be remotely desirable as it sounds a bit of a muddled idea to me?

Good point. I didn't understand that either and decided it was just a request for two stereo channels. But I meant to ask and forgot.

You can't just combine two channels "raw", but there are switches for that too (but not an A/B switch). On Amazon look up, "2 in 1 Out Bi-Directional Audio Switcher."

 

[Juzzie Wuzzie]

Fosi Audio LC30 Amplifier Speaker Switcher 2-in-2 Out Dual Analog VU M

The LC30 boasts dual large VU meters, complete with adjustable brightness across five levels. It offers versatile connectivity with two inputs and two outputs, enabling four distinct configurations.

fosiaudio.com

In case it helps

 

[nopiano]

Fosi Audio LC30 Amplifier Speaker Switcher 2-in-2 Out Dual Analog VU M

The LC30 boasts dual large VU meters, complete with adjustable brightness across five levels. It offers versatile connectivity with two inputs and two outputs, enabling four distinct configurations.

fosiaudio.com

In case it helps

That would a great solution to the typical problem, but the OP has phrased it in a different way, on which I trust they will clarify!

 

[onthewater1]

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, I like to hear those two speakers but... when I'm in the kitchen, which is between the two living rooms I thought it would be nice to have the right channel in one living room and the left channel in the other living room so I could hear the separation which I enjoy so much. Hope this clarifies. I love music but not really a stereo tech guy. Thanks!

 

[Gray]

In summary you want:
Stereo speaker pair A or B or A and B
or Left channel only to pair A, at the same time as Right channel only goes to pair B.

If you find a single switch able to do that, I'll buy it for you.

Seriously, if you really wanted to do it, you could, using multiple switches, appropriately connected.

If so:
Would you know the minimum impedance of each of your speaker pairs?
And the lowest impedance that your amp will be happy with?

 

[onthewater1]

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 effect but don't want to have to pull out the cabinet and switch the wires every time.

is the 2 in 1 Out Bi-Directional Audio Switcher the answer or the Fosi?

Thanks!