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Impotence Question

Now that I have your attention...my question is about impedance matching in speaker selectors. I have a Bryston 3-way speaker switch box, which does not have impedance matching/balancing. As far as I understand it is a simple three-way switch box with minimal signal path to travel. It has three on/off buttons which operate independently from each other. So I was curious what exactly happens when I switch my 100 watt amp to drive two pairs of 8-ohm monitors simultaneously (yes, besides the fact that both sets of speakers are playing)? Are there sacrifices in performance, and are those sacrifices linear or do they show up in different ways for each pair of speakers? It does not occur to me to drop the volume significantly in one pair of speakers when engaging the second pair which are downstairs, though I imagine this must happen as it's splitting the output of one amp between two pairs of speakers. So what is going on, and how does it differ from a selector which compensates for impedance? I think Niles actually terms their system "Impedance Protection".

Marco
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audiobugged
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Hey Marco,

Reminds me of song by The Who that went...

She's playing all night
And the music's all tight
Mama's got a Switch Box
Daddy never sleeps at night

She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out.

Yet I don't recall the lyrics ever mentioning that Daddy was Questioning Impotence?

Back to the point...What's up with the whole Switch Box thing?

Marco why not just sell that 3 way Squeeze Box and finish building another system? Prior to you getting tempted to add a 3rd pair of exterior yard speakers that look like Rolling Stones?
audiobugged
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Marco, You should have mentioned your 3 Systems from the Go-Go. I can understand the whole Kitchen system issue as there's Bacon grease splatter concerns.

I have owned most of the Bryston line-up, yet never had the need for one of their Switch Boxes. I do recall them also having Impedance Protection, as the Bryston units are built more robust for the pro-audio venue then the Niles units. The Brystons are made to handle wattage levels that their 7bst, and 14bst amps can crank out.

Getting to the bottom of your Switch Box question would be a worth while call to James Tanner at Bryston who would but your mind at rest. I would venture to say that your still running the same 8 ohm load, just splitting the wattage.

But then if it where me, I'd pass on the Switch Box entirely. I'd modify a ceiling hanging fruit basket to suspend a 4th system in the Kitchen. Then throw on some Billie Holiday, and enjoy my new Strange Fruit System Suspension Swing.
audiobugged
528 posts
 
Marco, Yes using Bacon Grease as a contact enhancer makes the music flow with Silent Lucidity. But you can probably also experiment with the usage of lard, butter, margarine, vegetable shortening, Parkay, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® (Fabio uses the later with his Krell system, when Jammin' with The Bird), Pam, Crisco, and quite possibly any cooking oil in place of bacon grease. I was tossing the "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" idea with your system numero uno, dos, tres, Fruit Salad. But now that you mentioned that your significant other speaks softly and carries a Big Stick, we may actually be getting to the root of your impotence issues. Yes the Switchbox is then the solution, so you can have more Squeezebox. As a fourth system may eventually set forth towards Swapbox, Swingbox, or just Simply Boxed Out. And I'm sure in the end you'd rather just be Living in a Box, Living in a Cardboard Box. So enjoy your 3 Systems, your Box, and still....Have a Super 4th, Happy Independance Day!
audiobugged
528 posts
 
Taking a more purists standpoint when dealing with Kevin Bacon Greased Lightnin' contact enhancers, the shorter signal path, the better. For avoiding noise and degradation reducing the number of parts the signal goes through and thus minimize the length of the path from input to output, it's best to loose your Fruit of The Loom boxers, or briefs entirely and just go full out commando Bare Wire. I did just hear through the grapevine that the new fad mod for the Strange Fruit System Suspension Swing is no longer the plastic oranges and wax apples, but all about the Ginkgo Biloba rubber grapes. This odd question you ponder about, as far as what underwear Fabio wears? If I had to take a wild guess, I would think that it's safe to assume that Fabio may be a DK design by Donna Karen Edible Undies wearer?

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