Single TX dual power supply

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I am building a stereo power amplifier and plan to use a single transformer with dual secondaries.

Each power amp board will have it's onw rectifier bridges and smoothing capacitors.

As the transformer has dual independent secondaries, I am using two bridges (one for V++ and another for V--)

As it is a stereo power amp, I will have four bridges total.

My question relates to the way I am planning to connect the single power amp to feed both amp boards in parallel.

Can I simply parallel the two positive bridges and the two negative bridges in the secondaries of the TX without fear of GND loops ?

I am posting the schematic of the PSU hoping for comments on possible issues and solutions.
 

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Thank you.

But in fact my drawing had an error.

In reality both R++GND and R--GND only join in the loudspeaker GND return as in the new picture.

I am worried about paralleling the circuits using only one TX.
 

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