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Thread: 2 340C's in paralell

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    Default 2 340C's in paralell

    Has anyone tried or considered running dual center channels? I am in the middle of a rennovation, and I was thinking of this as a possibility. Would there be any ill effects?

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    Well, you're not going to be able to hook them up in parallel, unless your amp can handle the very low impedance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Bailey
    Well, you're not going to be able to hook them up in parallel, unless your amp can handle the very low impedance.
    It's a 4 ohm load, not inconcievable. And if I use a pro amp, I can use two 8ohm loads and run the amp in paralell.

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    The impedance is an average, not a constant, depending on the frequency. Look at the charts here online, you'll see it dipping below the 8 ohm mark. Usually if your amp can't handle it, it will shut itself down.
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    okay, let's not argue semantics...hypothetically speaking, if you have an amp that can handle the load, would it sound good?

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    I think it should work fine if the amp can handle the load.

    What I have read some people do is split the input signal into two amps and then run a center speaker off of each amp. This was not with a CMT-340c however.
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    Here's a recent thread on a similar topic. Once you look past the minor mudslinging there's some substance to the thread.


    http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=537290
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    Thanks Jim, that pretty much sums it up for me. I don't need another center, I just thought it was a cool idea.

    Talk about bashing...that thread had a ton of shi* slinging...

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    Yeah, I guess "minor mudslinging" as I put it is a bit understated.
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    Curtis - Sorry, I had skipped right over your post. So you think it would work. Hmmm...I wonder what Dave would say?? Maybe he'll chime in. I just think it would be cool to have two center channels, but I would have to run them side by side; which some people on Jim's link said shouldn't be done.

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