Impedance & combining speaker outputs question
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Impedance & combining speaker outputs question
First, if I could afford more/different equipment, this wouldn't be an issue; this option has occurred to me and has been ruled out.
Now that that's out of the way... ...onto the question:
This is my current receiver-speaker setup...
I have the impedance selector in the upper position, with no plan to change it. Also, I've combined Main B Left & Right outputs together because I only have three speakers and getting 1 of 2 channels in Room 2 is unacceptable. Obviously, running set A or B but not both isn't a problem. However, I want both A & B on simultaneously, and I don't plan on using them at anywhere near the receiver's or the speakers' maximum outputs.
I've been running both sets simultaneously, and neither set A or the speaker on B seem inordinately loud, but I'm concerned this observation may be a bit naive. I do not want to kill any of the equipment; as mentioned, I can't afford new stuff.
Certainly there's a reason the receiver specifies minimum speaker impedance, and I assume this is to prevent a user from causing damage to the receiver (or the speakers) by making it output more power than it can safely provide. Furthermore, I assume this scenario is only a concern when the volume is at or near the unit's maximum. Is this correct?
In other words, is there risk involved in running both sets at low volume?
Now that that's out of the way... ...onto the question:
This is my current receiver-speaker setup...
I have the impedance selector in the upper position, with no plan to change it. Also, I've combined Main B Left & Right outputs together because I only have three speakers and getting 1 of 2 channels in Room 2 is unacceptable. Obviously, running set A or B but not both isn't a problem. However, I want both A & B on simultaneously, and I don't plan on using them at anywhere near the receiver's or the speakers' maximum outputs.
I've been running both sets simultaneously, and neither set A or the speaker on B seem inordinately loud, but I'm concerned this observation may be a bit naive. I do not want to kill any of the equipment; as mentioned, I can't afford new stuff.
Certainly there's a reason the receiver specifies minimum speaker impedance, and I assume this is to prevent a user from causing damage to the receiver (or the speakers) by making it output more power than it can safely provide. Furthermore, I assume this scenario is only a concern when the volume is at or near the unit's maximum. Is this correct?
In other words, is there risk involved in running both sets at low volume?