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Message started by MikeinMontana on 01/07/22 at 20:13:12

Title: Double duty 2 channel and 5.2. A different take
Post by MikeinMontana on 01/07/22 at 20:13:12

I have a separate Oppo (103) that will be used by itself plugged into the Decware , and will be swapping out speaker cables between listening sessions. I was looking for a speaker cable switcher, and I cannot find any manual ones that look like nice quality. Staying clear of powered ones. So instead, I will be looking for a 3 foot long (custom?) pair of pigtails, banana male to female. to use on our right speaker. Or maybe even both. It's a sob to get behind that one with my old bod and having lost much of my left hand/left side. Any place I should look? Attached image is sort of what I'm looking for but at least 2 feet long and of good quality. Thank you~Mike

Title: Re: Double duty 2 channel and 5.2. A different take
Post by Lin on 01/08/22 at 03:46:14

Will something like this work?

https://www.parts-express.com/Gold-Dual-Binding-Post-091-335

Title: Re: Double duty 2 channel and 5.2. A different take
Post by MikeinMontana on 01/09/22 at 03:53:01

Actually that would work. Didn't think of just using another binding post. Banana into back of speaker, bare wire end soldered to back of those posts. Lin is that a decent quality? I surely appreciate your reply!...On the look now! ~Mike

Title: Re: Double duty 2 channel and 5.2. A different take
Post by Lin on 01/09/22 at 12:58:02

The posts are already separated is the nice thing about those.

Take your pick:

https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/binding-posts/

https://www.partsconnexion.com/binding-posts.html

https://www.parts-express.com/connectors-adapters/audio-connectors/binding-posts?order=pricelevel12:asc

Title: Re: Double duty 2 channel and 5.2. A different take
Post by MikeinMontana on 01/09/22 at 16:19:28

Thank you!!! Perfect! [smiley=icqlite20.png] [smiley=icqlite20.png]

Title: Re: Double duty 2 channel and 5.2. A different take
Post by Carlsbad on 04/17/22 at 21:56:41

Mike, I know I'm late to the discussion but I am using my Dec amp and my front speakers for home theatre without swapping out cables. I worry that any cable switch adds an opportunity to degrade the sound.

I have a Rachel amp with 2 inputs. I turn it all the way up and use it as an amp. For 2 channel sound I use my preamp (built into my DAC) to control sound level. For HT, my HT reciever is the preamp. All I have to do to switch to home theatre is to change inputs.

added bonus is that on each system I have a remote to control volume.

Hope your system works great and sounds awesome.

Jerry

Title: Re: Double duty 2 channel and 5.2. A different take
Post by MikeinMontana on 09/14/22 at 11:49:11

I am sorry Jerry, I just ran across your reply here. I hit another speed bump a few days right before you posted in April. Love this getting older bit... [smiley=wink.gif] I am looking into maybe adding the one of two HT subs into the Decware, but that will be determined after receiving and listening for a while first. Your way surely seems simple enough, but I am thinking to keep the Decware completely separate of the HT receiver setup. I was once a rocket scientist before my last (2nd) trip to ICU vacation land, so don't want to switch on something with the Decware that shouldn't be on at the same time as our oppo only source. I tend to make more mistakes these days. I have a few months more to go to get my head wrapped around the best way to go for me. You're awesome Jerry. All the best and Thank You ~Mike

Title: Re: Double duty 2 channel and 5.2. A different take
Post by Carlsbad on 11/18/22 at 04:45:32

Hey mike, for a while I had two completely seperate systems. two huges sets of speakers, etc. But in the end, that was totally the wrong way to go. Now I use my decware amp in HT mode for movies or even for 2 channel TV sound (lots of shows only have 2 channel sound). the 2 channel sound goes thru my dac, decware, to my tektons and TV has never sounded better. My HT setup with the front 2 channels, the most important channels, powered by Decware and my premium speakers, is absolutely superb.

A lot of people don't like it because they think there is some compromise that might degrade 2 channel sound. Not at all. When being used for music, the 2 channel system is wired exactly like the HT system wasn't there. No compromise.

Jerry