I am installing a pair of ceiling speakers in each of 3 rooms (totalling 6 speakers in all). Each room will have an impedance-matching volume control (3 volumes controls in all). I'm using 16/4 wire - I'll most likely pair the wires up to make 8-guage leads.
I will use the LEFT and RIGHT outputs on the amp to drive all pairs of speakers, so my question is this:
Should I run individual wire runs from the back of the amp to each volume control? Or am I better off daisy-chaining in parallel from one volume control to the other. I only have 1 set of outputs on the back of the amp.
I have plenty of wire to accomplish either method - my aim is for best sound quality.
What I'm worried about with the daisy-chain method is that the single wire pair from the back of the amp supplying 3 pairs of speakers (extending out to a 50' run) won't be sufficient to handle the load? Or is this not a concern due to the fact that I'm using impedance-matching volume controls? However, daisy-chaining will substantially REDUCE the amount of wire used as opposed to running separate lines...
Thanks for any help!
I will use the LEFT and RIGHT outputs on the amp to drive all pairs of speakers, so my question is this:
Should I run individual wire runs from the back of the amp to each volume control? Or am I better off daisy-chaining in parallel from one volume control to the other. I only have 1 set of outputs on the back of the amp.
I have plenty of wire to accomplish either method - my aim is for best sound quality.
What I'm worried about with the daisy-chain method is that the single wire pair from the back of the amp supplying 3 pairs of speakers (extending out to a 50' run) won't be sufficient to handle the load? Or is this not a concern due to the fact that I'm using impedance-matching volume controls? However, daisy-chaining will substantially REDUCE the amount of wire used as opposed to running separate lines...
Thanks for any help!