i have a lovely old silverface Vibrochamp which i wish to plug into a ten-inch extension (and which has currently got an 8-ohmer in it) at the same time as the internal 8-incher (4 ohm). I have done this already and the combination sounds sublime but i am currently using a Maplin adapter and Y cable to get them both into the single RCA socket. These are flaky and unreliable, and keep cutting out, so would like to achieve a permanent solution.
is it as simple as wiring both speakers into a single male RCA and then plugging that in? If so, do both positive cables get soldered together and both negatives get soldered to the sleeve of the plug?
also is there any ohmage problem with a 4 and an 8 together using a VibroChamp at home volume?
Ta
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The best thing to do is attach an extension socket with two wires *to the speaker*, and make sure the RCA is nice and tight so it doesn't need to be disturbed again. That way the speaker will take any strain from the cable. Yes, connect the tip on the jack to the positive on the speaker and the sleeve to the negative.
A mismatch like that is fine at home volume. In fact it would probably be fine at any volume...
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I am a great believer in 'sacrificial adaptors' where the actual connectors are either part of a very expensive piece of gear (such as the £40,000 analyser we had at the network firm I worked for) or, as in this case, they are rather feeble and prone to wear.
I would use a nice, big, chunky RCA plug from Nukes and put it on ~100mm of robust cable and fit a jack socket (NOT a jack cable socket unless the Nukey locking jobbie) . Intelligent use of heat shrink sleeving should make a proper job. Tie the cable to the amp if possible.
Dave.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein