countryman45 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I have an amp with 4 speaker outputs. I need to run a cable to the church. Can I pair up the - or do I need to have a pair of wires for each speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljoshua Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 It would help us to know how many channels on the amp, how many speakers and how you intend to connect them before we can help really. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndenim Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Also length of run, type of amp/speaker etc. :up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatman Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 It would also help us to know whether you really mean to the church rather than in the church. The former may require outdoor cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage1 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I think if I read the first post correctly the poster is asking if he can daisy chain a couple of speakers together or if the each need a cable run from the amp? Or (on a third read) he may be asking if you can common ground a pair of speakers... ok more information required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHoward Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 My guess is common ground, so that mains flex could be used in place of speaker cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundiesam Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 By four speaker outputs do you mean there are four banana points on the back by which I mean there is a + and a - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boswell Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Suggest waiting for the OP to reply, no use trying to guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyP1955 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 In any case, I would not use a common return conductor, as you are in effect reducing the cable gauge by a size or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Moderation: Right folks! This is getting a little out of hand - until the OP returns and provides more information - can we cease speculating and commenting on things we simply don't know. We'll leave it open so he can reply - but please - let's just wait and see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryman45 Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 Moderation: Right folks! This is getting a little out of hand - until the OP returns and provides more information - can we cease speculating and commenting on things we simply don't know. We'll leave it open so he can reply - but please - let's just wait and see! Sorry for not getting back sooner, but I hope to be able to answer all your questions. My group has a Technics SL - PG 480A a stereo amp with channels A - B. I have taken a feed from our sound desk into the amp and plan to run the speaker cables into the church (everything is inside) so that actors in the church can hear how the preformance is going and know when they have to go on stage. To reduce the cable run I was wondering if I could use 5 core cable, one for common ground and the other four for each channel. This way I of course get as much volume as possible but I can also put the speakers where the actors need them most and there is some control over the volume. Is it possible or it will put too much stain on the amp. Thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Lewis Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I would suggest two runs of four core cable, so that each amplifier channel has its own pair of wires. The amp might be OK with a common return, but that is by no means certain. It could fry the amp. Furthermore, commoning all four circuits means that the common carries current for all four amps, thus reducing the effective cable size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boswell Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 As far as I can find out, the Technics SL - PG 480A is just a CD player, what is your amplifier?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryman45 Posted May 22, 2010 Author Share Posted May 22, 2010 Sorry, I should have put Kenwood KA4010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Jeal Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Put the amp inside, use the speaker cables you would do normally and the run signal from the desk to the amp. Also dont forget the ouput from your mixer will probably be a lot hotter than a domestic Hi Fi amp will be expecting to see. Also doing it this way means they can alter the sound level inside to suit as it seems that your just using it as a show relay system. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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