I have a home audio question. I have a receiver with low level outputs going into two amplifiers, each of which is connected to a multiplexer switch that connects up to four rooms. Each room has 2 or 4 speakers - each of which is 4 ohms that are connected in parallel. So, the problem is that one of the amps took a shit. Not surprising because if I hook up all the rooms to an amp it's around 1.3 ohms. My question(s) are: What kind of amp do I need? and Is there anything else I can do to prevent it?
It's damn nice to be able to put music in every room, if I want to. My current amps are Adcom 5200's that are 50W/channel. I suspect I'll need more. Talking to the idiot people at Crutchfield and Best Buy was an exercise in futility - none of them even seem to have a clue about Ohm's Law. I'm just a lowly mechanical engineer.
It's damn nice to be able to put music in every room, if I want to. My current amps are Adcom 5200's that are 50W/channel. I suspect I'll need more. Talking to the idiot people at Crutchfield and Best Buy was an exercise in futility - none of them even seem to have a clue about Ohm's Law. I'm just a lowly mechanical engineer.
