Monoprice 6-Channel Speaker Selector
Product # 8229
UPC # 844660082293
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Is there a "pop" when switching speakers?
Walter H
on Jun 7, 2018
BEST ANSWER: I only change speakers with the receiver off. I just fell that is better for the equipment.
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- Dave C on Jun 7, 2018
- Purchased on Dec 6, 2017
BEST ANSWER: I only change speakers with the receiver off. I just fell that is better for the equipment.
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- Dave C on Jun 7, 2018
- Purchased on Dec 6, 2017
No, I switch from set 1 to set 2 and to both with tunes playing, no pop.
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- Don McDowell on Aug 28, 2018
- Purchased on Sep 19, 2017
no there is no pop and I run sometimes all 6 chanels
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- trina s on Jun 8, 2018
- Purchased on Oct 10, 2017
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Can all channels be on at same time ?
A shopper
on Sep 16, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Yes. This is a simple passive splitter that keeps impedence consistent as loads (speakers) are added (selected).
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- Bentley L on Sep 17, 2017
- Purchased on Feb 27, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Yes. This is a simple passive splitter that keeps impedence consistent as loads (speakers) are added (selected).
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- Bentley L on Sep 17, 2017
- Purchased on Feb 27, 2017
Yes, they can. Equally balanced and works great.
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- Robert C on Sep 16, 2017
- Purchased on Mar 2, 2017
Yes all speakers or one at a time. Works great
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- Heidi H on Sep 16, 2017
- Purchased on Mar 31, 2017
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Can I use this with a Monoprice Speaker Volume Controller RMS 100W in each zone and play all zone in the same time?
A shopper
on Aug 28, 2018
BEST ANSWER: You sure can! One of the buttons is specifically to protect your system when more than one set of speakers are in use.
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- Don R on Aug 28, 2018
- Purchased on Sep 15, 2017
BEST ANSWER: You sure can! One of the buttons is specifically to protect your system when more than one set of speakers are in use.
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- Don R on Aug 28, 2018
- Purchased on Sep 15, 2017
Yes, all "zones" can play at once. At least I do two at once all the time.
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- Don McDowell on Aug 28, 2018
- Purchased on Sep 19, 2017
Should have no issues playing all zones, per controller specs.
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- John S on Aug 28, 2018
- Purchased on Apr 25, 2018
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Can I run three separate speaker pairs through this, leave all three buttons selected all the time, and let the volume controls turn the speakers off or on as desired? Will it keep up with impedance matching doing this?
ChuckC
on Sep 13, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Sorry, I have not installed. But u should not have any problem. I am replacing a much more expensive 6 speaker unit made by ADCOM. I can tell you that matching the speakers WITH DIFFERENT OHMS IS THE REASON I USE THIS. I HAVE 4 6 & 8 OHM ON MY SYSTEM AND THE VOLUME IS THE SAME ON ALL SPEAKERS.
SINCE THE SOURCE IS COMING FROM YOUR AMP/RECEIVER YOU ONLY HAVE THE ONE VOLUME FOR ALL..
I SELECT THE BUTTONS THAT I WANT THE MUSIC TO PLAY. IN MY SYSTEM I NORMALLY HAVE ALL 6 ZONES ON.
HOPE THIS ANSWERS YOUR CONCERNS.
Carlo
SINCE THE SOURCE IS COMING FROM YOUR AMP/RECEIVER YOU ONLY HAVE THE ONE VOLUME FOR ALL..
I SELECT THE BUTTONS THAT I WANT THE MUSIC TO PLAY. IN MY SYSTEM I NORMALLY HAVE ALL 6 ZONES ON.
HOPE THIS ANSWERS YOUR CONCERNS.
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- C G on Sep 14, 2018
- Purchased on Jul 16, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Sorry, I have not installed. But u should not have any problem. I am replacing a much more expensive 6 speaker unit made by ADCOM. I can tell you that matching the speakers WITH DIFFERENT OHMS IS THE REASON I USE THIS. I HAVE 4 6 & 8 OHM ON MY SYSTEM AND THE VOLUME IS THE SAME ON ALL SPEAKERS.
SINCE THE SOURCE IS COMING FROM YOUR AMP/RECEIVER YOU ONLY HAVE THE ONE VOLUME FOR ALL..
I SELECT THE BUTTONS THAT I WANT THE MUSIC TO PLAY. IN MY SYSTEM I NORMALLY HAVE ALL 6 ZONES ON.
HOPE THIS ANSWERS YOUR CONCERNS.
Carlo
SINCE THE SOURCE IS COMING FROM YOUR AMP/RECEIVER YOU ONLY HAVE THE ONE VOLUME FOR ALL..
I SELECT THE BUTTONS THAT I WANT THE MUSIC TO PLAY. IN MY SYSTEM I NORMALLY HAVE ALL 6 ZONES ON.
HOPE THIS ANSWERS YOUR CONCERNS.
Carlo
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- C G on Sep 14, 2018
- Purchased on Jul 16, 2018
Yes, you can run three sets of speakers through the switch box that is connected to your amp. There are no individual volume controls on the switch box. It does have a manual switch to control impedance or you can turn it off if you have matched speakers.
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- Steven W on Sep 13, 2018
- Purchased on Sep 1, 2018
Yes you can. Just make sure to observe polarity. The volume controls will adjust the volume only. Not turn the sound on or off. If you turn the v/c’s down all the way you shouldn’t hear any sound though.
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- Martin G on Sep 13, 2018
- Purchased on Oct 30, 2016
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I want to add an additional I want to add another speaker to my two channel amplifier ?
A shopper
on Feb 24, 2018
BEST ANSWER: You can add up to 6 sets of speakers,so it will work for you.
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- john c on Feb 25, 2018
- Purchased on Jun 23, 2017
BEST ANSWER: You can add up to 6 sets of speakers,so it will work for you.
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- john c on Feb 25, 2018
- Purchased on Jun 23, 2017
You’ll be able to with this speaker selector.
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- Willie C on Feb 25, 2018
- Purchased on Jun 29, 2017
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The currently have 3 pairs of speakers I will be controlling. 2 of those pairs are labeled as 8 ohm speakers and one of those pairs is labeled 6 ohm. Eventually I will be adding 3 more pairs of 8 ohm speakers. Will I be risking my amplifier by using those 6 ohm speakers if they are connected to and controlled by this selector?
Ken N
on Mar 6, 2018
BEST ANSWER: As long as you engaged the SINGLE PAIR DIRECT button. This will maintain an 8Ω load to your amp.
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- Dave L Staff on Mar 12, 2018
BEST ANSWER: As long as you engaged the SINGLE PAIR DIRECT button. This will maintain an 8Ω load to your amp.
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- Dave L Staff on Mar 12, 2018
Dave--in other words, are you saying that I cannot play music through the 6 ohm speakers at the same time as I am using one or more pairs of the 8 ohm speakers? So, the 6 ohm speakers can only be used alone?
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- Ken N on Jun 2, 2018
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Can I plug my iPhone into it?
A shopper
on Mar 15, 2018
BEST ANSWER: No it’s passive you would need a amplifier. You Would goout of the amplifier to the speaker switcher to the speakers
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- KB on Mar 15, 2018
- Purchased on Apr 10, 2017
BEST ANSWER: No it’s passive you would need a amplifier. You Would goout of the amplifier to the speaker switcher to the speakers
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- KB on Mar 15, 2018
- Purchased on Apr 10, 2017
No- its is only for speaker wires
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- Justin C on Mar 15, 2018
- Purchased on Mar 4, 2018
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Nothing in the instructions regarding how to turn the impedance matching protection on and off. I assume is the button labeled for one set of loud speakers. In what position is the the impedance matching protection on and in what position is it off?
A shopper
on Jul 2, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your interest in this speaker selector. When the Single Pair Select button is out the impedance matching circuit is active. When you push the SPS button all outputs are still active but impedance matching is deactivated. Please use caution when using this mode. If you use more than 2 pairs of 8Ω speaker your total load will be below 4Ω and you can potentially do damage to your amplifier. Calculate your your total ohm load against minimum impedance of your amp.
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- Dave L Staff on Jul 11, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your interest in this speaker selector. When the Single Pair Select button is out the impedance matching circuit is active. When you push the SPS button all outputs are still active but impedance matching is deactivated. Please use caution when using this mode. If you use more than 2 pairs of 8Ω speaker your total load will be below 4Ω and you can potentially do damage to your amplifier. Calculate your your total ohm load against minimum impedance of your amp.
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- Dave L Staff on Jul 11, 2017
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Are the grounds just common? or can it be used with older amps that had internal transformer with individual speaker isolation. I find the common ground systems causes interference currents for the true isolated speaker outputs.
A shopper
on Oct 13, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your interest in this speaker selector. The outputs on this unit are not isolated. They share common ground.
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- Dave L Staff on Oct 16, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your interest in this speaker selector. The outputs on this unit are not isolated. They share common ground.
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- Dave L Staff on Oct 16, 2017
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What is the difference between this and the six channel splitter ID # 8229?
A shopper
on Aug 31, 2019
Monoprice 6-Channel Speaker Selector
Monoprice SS-6 Premium 6-Channel Speaker Selector
BEST ANSWER: The new SS-6 selector is a little beefier and handles more power 100W v. 70W
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- Dave L Staff on Sep 3, 2019
BEST ANSWER: The new SS-6 selector is a little beefier and handles more power 100W v. 70W
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- Dave L Staff on Sep 3, 2019
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Can I use this system to change between 2 sets of surround sound systems using the same receiver? USE CASE: I want to have 2 different positions for a projector / screen that will be hooked up to a home theater system. My goal is to purchase 2 sets of surround sound speakers for the setup. When I change the position of the projector / screen, just push a button and I can use the same receiver but now have correct surround sound with the other set of speakers. The speakers are a 5.1 setup (2 front, 2 back, 1 center + sub). Please let me know if this unit will work for my intended use. Thx!
Kevin K
on Aug 6, 2020
BEST ANSWER: Yes and No. Yes - You can connect the speaker cables for the surround speakers from the AV receiver to the Input terminal of the speaker selector. Then use two of the output channels to the two sets of surround speakers that you intend to use. No - To get proper surround effects, you need to use the microphone and the calibration software from the AV receiver at the two different listening positions for the two sets of surround speakers. The problem is that I have yet to find any AV receiver that can store more than one calibration parameter.
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- WU-HUANG Y on Jul 6, 2021
- Purchased on Jul 22, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Yes and No. Yes - You can connect the speaker cables for the surround speakers from the AV receiver to the Input terminal of the speaker selector. Then use two of the output channels to the two sets of surround speakers that you intend to use. No - To get proper surround effects, you need to use the microphone and the calibration software from the AV receiver at the two different listening positions for the two sets of surround speakers. The problem is that I have yet to find any AV receiver that can store more than one calibration parameter.
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- WU-HUANG Y on Jul 6, 2021
- Purchased on Jul 22, 2018
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Can the channels per zone be bridged? I have 5 patio speakers prewired with a single pair wire per speaker and I was going to bridge or I guess use one channel per speaker. Just curious.
New User U
on Apr 18, 2023
BEST ANSWER: Hello,
Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately this does not support bridging.
Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately this does not support bridging.
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- Coty R Staff on Nov 8, 2023
BEST ANSWER: Hello,
Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately this does not support bridging.
Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately this does not support bridging.
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- Coty R Staff on Nov 8, 2023
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trying to build home audio system having difficulty have to admit need help . 95% of home audio receivers are both AV audio/video. just need audio system get the feeling receivers not doing the trick purchased kenwood ar-404 audio receiver used. when you turn volume up it cuts out speakerwire on correct way so unit no good trying hook up home audio amp via rca connectors where do you hook it up? purchased this speaker selector thinking could run all my speakers same time thought this unit divided Amps watts equal for each speaker 3 pairs /have mirage subwoofer 6 or 7 mirage nano sat.... speakers can not hook up also have pair peavey and kmd 12s with tweeters. and biamp 15 band 2 channel eq. and new 31 band single channel eq. with denon super cd/dvd player and larger size mp3 player with small dac unit sucks nothing seems to go together to create decent home audio system maybe bypass receiver? use amp 400watts find preamp im completely lost would lwsys have receiver with eq cd player tapedeck in the day.find out 31 band single channel eq wont run all speakers? think need start over or get bose wave radio
A shopper
on Nov 18, 2021
Can the channels be bridged per zone? I have a prewired patio with 5 speakers and only 1 pair of wires per speaker.
A shopper
on Apr 18, 2023
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