can this be used as a single audio input to feed 8 speakers?
139446
Mine didn't work at all. I bought it to hook together multiple legacy game systems to a TV with one component set of inputs.
1845990
Assuming your 2 speakers in each zone are in stereo, no. For 6 zones, you would need 12 channels (2x6), and this amp is only an 8 channel amp. If however you only had four zones, yes--this amplifier has individual inputs for each 8 channels but keep in mind that is does not provide switching so whatever device (input) is plugged into that 'zone' will be the one played--you can not switch inputs without plugging and unplugging cables in the back. If you wanted easy switching, you would need a seperate pre-amp/switcher kind of device to do that. (And to clarify for others, you can also plug in stereo inputs and the amp can internally cascade the same signal throughout all 8 channels (in stereo x4).
443660
I don't believe you can considering that there is only one input. This device is meant for multiple displays not multiple inputs.
1398164
You could hook up 4 speakers up to the four switches!push 1 for one speaker.hope that was helpful
1292918
No, this speaker selector needs amplification. It only has speaker wire inputs and outputs. The purpose for this unit is to safely convert a stereo system from 2 speakers into 8 speakers without dropping the impedence of the speakers and blow the receiver.
1256377
It depends, if you use Bluetooth and have a device that can sync to multiple at once then yes. That being said I haven't actually attempted that myself sense I only have one Bluetooth speaker device. there is also probably a way to rig it to use actual cords, but that depends on your system. There are no audio out options on this (I haven't really tried to hook another stereo up to it sense I only own this one) but I only see inputs and the one usb spot that can record. I hope that helped at least a little.
1010485
Not sure on the physics, but you could daisy chain each speaker to another speaker. This unit doesn't have the power to push that many speakers with much volume, but it might work in a low-level / "background music" type setting.
1420964
This device can handle six devices at a signal level so, provided that your speakers are not passive ones but have a built in amplifier it will be suitable for you. Every switch is a push to on so remember to have only two switches pushed at same time: the one of the source you want to listen to and the one of the speakers. If you push a 3rd switch of a connected source the input impedance will be lowered resulting in a lower listening level and distortion. If you will keep in mind this, this product will perfect for you.
1393027
You can attach 1 speaker to this device directly however there is a headphone line out jack so you can attach this to a secondary amplifier to support additional speakers.
2138149
If you are talking about two different sound sources feeding into one set of speakers, I don't know about that. If you have two rooms, both with a set of stereo speakers that you want to wire for sound, but only have one stereo source, this device, properly installed, will allow both rooms to be on simultaneously, or either room on alone. And it works great.
44249
Yes, it should work just fine. If you have four sets of speakers, you will half to have a real strong amp.
307551
Yes, that is what I use one of mine for. I have a computer that feeds two completely separate left/right speaker systems. Although some earlier reviews stated that this actually split the audio into a left and a right channel, it actually duplicates left and right in both outputs as I expected. You can easily verify this by plugging in stereo ear buds into each output and moving the audio balance from left to right.
1026462
I have not tried it, but it has to. This amp is designed to be a stage monitor for musicians performing. That is why it has 5 inputs, so that the musician can hear all the other instruments of the band.
1640038
Your AMP supports speakers with a particular impedance (4/8/16 Ohms) and thus is capable of driving a particular current down the wire to the speaker. Adding additional speakers to a single connection increases the current that the amplifier must drive (load) and can cause issues with overloading the amplifier outputs. Using something like this allows you to match the impedance correctly and not overload the amplifier and allow you to hook up to 4 sets of speakers to the amplifier. The downside is that amp only delivers 1 power numbers, so to drive all 4 sets of speaker that power will be split across all 4 sets. Thus when driving all 4 at once the volume would probably be 25% of actual volume (assuming you drive all 4 at the same level). You would then need to adjust the volume at the amp for that situation, but at least you are still within the limits of the amplifier and shouldn't cause any issues.
1185443
I use a standard receiver (amplified) and 4 work fine. I added an amplifier/speaker switch to run 4 pairs or 8 speakers from the one receiver. But just for 2 pair any receiver (amplified) should work fine.
692025
Yes. You can use a set of speakers on only "A", only "B", or both A&B at the same time. Works very well.
1446589
As I recall there is no need to connect both the A&B; speakers to the input, I connected the amp's speaker A to the speaker selector input, then connected four pairs of speakers to 1 through 4 on the speaker selector, and nothing was connected to the output.