Can I hook up two amps to the same speaker?

Rolloff, glad to hear that my orignal thread may have saved you from disaster. Seems like it has...peace, warren :)

So I gather this cannot be done with quality speaker cable? We're talking about plain ole 16 guage speaker wire or the like? I wanted this for a hi end rig. I suppose it cannot be done with these double pole/throw switches with audiophool speaker cable? Is my thinking wrong? I have no idea what these switches are about. I am an electric doofus.

Elizabeth, are the switchboxes required to use as a safty feature in case both amps are left on? If one amp is off why would their be a problem connecting both spades directly to the binding posts of the speaker?

Ghostrider, I understand now the reason for the switch. One of my integrateds is tubes. Wouldn't you hook up the spades with power off for safty, anyway? Once the tube integrated is hooked to the swith box, powering up is not a factor, correct? It would seem that this, once the deed is done, to be a good way for me to have tubes and ss. I'm a little concerned that the switchbox is a kink in the signal--amp to speakers. Am I over reacting?

This electrical stuff is a bit intimadating. Would it be possible to find an audio repair shop to construct the two switch boxes with binding posts, etc. for me. Then all I would have to do is hook up the speaker cables? I could call Zu and get a few feet of their Ibis cable. Would that be cool? Maybe a bit more expensive, but less heatburn.

Rwwear, very cool. Looks just like what I need. I probably could rewire the interior (or have it done) with Ibis cable. That would keep the continuity/wire DNA in sync, don't you thin? One or two of those switch boxes? I suppose the binding posts are on the back? thanks for the tip. warren

The reason why really doesn't really matter, but there is a major factor which nixes this idea. The bottom line is that the swithch box, no matter how you look at it, is a pothole on a perfect highway. I believe regarless of the connections and workmanship there will be inherent factors that have a slight, but, deleterious effect of the signal. Total isolation is impossibe. I'm going to let this idea go. The reason btw, was since I have an SET amp, and my speakers, though 101db, can handle up to 500 watts per. I just wanted the ability, on the rare ocassion I want my ears to bleed..lol...to pump in 100 or 200 watts. I have heard what these babies can do with a 100 watts per and would like to have that capability. Look, I can always have the speaker spades right next to the speakers and unhook and rehook. A bit of a pain in the ass. something I know I would not be into. My fellow audiophools, thanks for your tips. peace, warren