Monoprice 8-Channel Speaker Selector
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Will this work with the volume knobs that I have hooked up in my house?
Ryan B
on Oct 7, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Yes, the 2 products will work independently of each other.
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- Dave L Staff on Oct 9, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Yes, the 2 products will work independently of each other.
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- Dave L Staff on Oct 9, 2018
Yes, the speaker selector should work. I connected my 8-channel speaker selector to an older stereo receiver that didn't have enough speaker outputs to support my whole house speaker system. I did use impedance matching, wall mounted volume controls in each room that had speakers and I connected them to the 8-channel speaker selector. The 8-channel speaker selector was just the bridge that I needed..
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- Douglas M on Oct 9, 2018
- Purchased on Mar 27, 2018
I'm sure it will work. But.... Volume knobs add resistance, and if you are controlling the volume via 2 places (amp and knobs) you need to pay attention to what you doing. "Careful" here means paying attention to the button state on the unit, amp output level, and speaker Ohm values.
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- BRET D. on Oct 9, 2018
- Purchased on Feb 1, 2018
Sure! You set the volume on the speaker control and the volume control knobs throght your home will not exceed that volume.
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- Brett G on Oct 10, 2018
- Purchased on Feb 13, 2018
It should. All of these outputs are impedance matched so three should be no problems. You can’t beat the price.
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- James C on Oct 9, 2018
- Purchased on Jan 29, 2018
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WhY do I not have any sound from any selector connected to the 8ch selector?
A shopper
on Feb 10, 2019
BEST ANSWER: If you have all of your connection made properly, red connectors to positive speaker terminals and black connectors to negative speaker terminals, then you may have a defective unit. If this is the case we apologize for the inconvenience. Please contact Tech support or create an RMA from your account on monoprice.com. We will happily send you a new one or refund your purchase.
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- Dave L Staff on Feb 11, 2019
BEST ANSWER: If you have all of your connection made properly, red connectors to positive speaker terminals and black connectors to negative speaker terminals, then you may have a defective unit. If this is the case we apologize for the inconvenience. Please contact Tech support or create an RMA from your account on monoprice.com. We will happily send you a new one or refund your purchase.
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- Dave L Staff on Feb 11, 2019
First check the output of your amplifier - verify you have audio at speaker level from the amplifier you are connecting to the selector. If you do, using the same speakers you just used to verify the amplifier, connect those to the speaker selector. Select only the output from the selector that you have the speaker connected to. If you still do not have audio, you have a bad selector.
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- Dave C on Feb 11, 2019
- Purchased on Sep 6, 2018
What is the source of the input to your 8 channel selector? It is a passive unit so if your source is not amplified, you will need to insert and amplifier either in-between the source and the 8channel unit or after for each channel prior to your speakers.
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- Scott E on Feb 14, 2019
- Purchased on Apr 16, 2018
I’d suggest checking two basic things first:
1. Make sure the input (incoming channel) is connected.
2. Make sure at least one of the 8 (channel out) buttons is fully depressed.
1. Make sure the input (incoming channel) is connected.
2. Make sure at least one of the 8 (channel out) buttons is fully depressed.
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- Jon M on Feb 11, 2019
- Purchased on Feb 19, 2018
Have you pushed the 'on' button? Have you pressed the buttons to select which speakers you want to hear? Otherwise my guess is that the feed wires aren't inserted properly.
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- Russell M on Feb 11, 2019
- Purchased on Oct 10, 2018
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can I play all 8 Channels at the same time?
A shopper
on Aug 12, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Yes, you can. Each "channel" connects to a pair of speakers, often in different rooms in the house. A pair in each of four bedrooms, living room, family room, den, and patio. Input to this device likely comes from an output of a home theater receiver. Then you use this device to SELECT which rooms (pairs of speakers) will hear what's playing. Whole house. Patio only. Etc.
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- Bruce H on Aug 12, 2017
- Purchased on Oct 5, 2016
BEST ANSWER: Yes, you can. Each "channel" connects to a pair of speakers, often in different rooms in the house. A pair in each of four bedrooms, living room, family room, den, and patio. Input to this device likely comes from an output of a home theater receiver. Then you use this device to SELECT which rooms (pairs of speakers) will hear what's playing. Whole house. Patio only. Etc.
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- Bruce H on Aug 12, 2017
- Purchased on Oct 5, 2016
Yes, no problem. This controller works well and balances volume.
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- Russ A on Aug 12, 2017
- Purchased on Oct 26, 2016
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Can you run all channels at the same time?
New User U
on Dec 18, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Yes. This is nothing fancy. A speaker selector does just that, selects speakers. It doesn't amplify or weaken or strengthen anything. I have a barn. Speakers are located on all 4 exterior walls. #1 selected is north wall. #2 is south wall. #3 is east wall. Etc. 5, 6, 7,8 are speakers inside barn.
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- Matthew M on Dec 19, 2019
- Purchased on Jun 3, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Yes. This is nothing fancy. A speaker selector does just that, selects speakers. It doesn't amplify or weaken or strengthen anything. I have a barn. Speakers are located on all 4 exterior walls. #1 selected is north wall. #2 is south wall. #3 is east wall. Etc. 5, 6, 7,8 are speakers inside barn.
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- Matthew M on Dec 19, 2019
- Purchased on Jun 3, 2019
I only use five of the eight channels (though one channel runs two pairs of speakers), but I believe the only limitation would be in the power you have in your amplifier or receiver to drive all the speakers connected to the channels.
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- Bryan V on Dec 20, 2019
- Purchased on Mar 23, 2019
Yes, you can run all channels simultaneously
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- Robert C on Dec 18, 2019
- Purchased on Jul 1, 2019
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Can I have multiple speakers turned ON at once? I have seven sets of speakers (all 8-ohm) each with separate volume controls (Sonance VC30R volume controls) and would like to have all speakers energized at once. I have an older Harmon Kardon receiver (two channel HK 3390) to power all of this (rated at 80-Watts per channel at 8-ohm speakers).
Brent W
on Dec 16, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Yes, the switcher will buffer the speaker impedance so the amp only sees 8Ω. To run all 7 sets you will have to turn up the amp a bit.
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- Dave L Staff on Dec 17, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Yes, the switcher will buffer the speaker impedance so the amp only sees 8Ω. To run all 7 sets you will have to turn up the amp a bit.
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- Dave L Staff on Dec 17, 2018
Simply put, yes. More than one pair of speakers can be used at once however inputs are limited, so you can only run a single source to one or multiple speakers. I have a single output from my amp running to 4 zones in my house and each zone has a wall mounted volume control. I have played all 4 zones at once using separate volumes in each zone with no issues.
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- Scott E on Dec 18, 2018
- Purchased on Apr 16, 2018
You should be fine. All of the outputs are Impedence matched. And your receiver has more than enough power. I’m running a 100 W per channel receiver and I can’t get it past about 20%Running eight sets of speakers
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- James C on Dec 17, 2018
- Purchased on Jan 29, 2018
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Since this unit doesn’t plug into power, where does it get the additional power to drive 8 channels from one input channel?
A shopper
on Dec 24, 2018
BEST ANSWER: As a passive speaker selector it will take your receiver/amplifier level and divide it amongst all speaker selected. As you activate more speaker the individual speaker volume will go down.
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- Dave L Staff on Dec 26, 2018
BEST ANSWER: As a passive speaker selector it will take your receiver/amplifier level and divide it amongst all speaker selected. As you activate more speaker the individual speaker volume will go down.
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- Dave L Staff on Dec 26, 2018
The speakers are driven by your amp. This unit is not designed so as your amp to drive 8 sets of speakers at the same time. You need to know your amps impedance (4,8 or 16 ohms) so as your speakers impedance. This unit can drive a maximum of 2 sets of speakers. Otherwise, your speakers or amp might blow.
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- Christopher L on Sep 26, 2019
- Purchased on Oct 16, 2018
The power is divided amongst whichever channels you have selected. The more channels selected, the louder the volume setting on your receiver must be in order to maintain same output. Just be careful with the volume as you don’t want to clip the receiver and cause damage to your speakers.
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- Sean S on Dec 26, 2018
- Purchased on Aug 8, 2018
You have to have a separate amplified source. I use a stereo with mine and it achieves more volume than I need.
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- John C on Dec 24, 2018
- Purchased on Sep 4, 2018
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Does it work good with (monoprice Product ID: 8243) volume controls with this device? I would assume it would work but figured I'd see if others are doing this.
Darren M
on Oct 15, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Have not used with 8243 volume control as I have it connected directly with my receiver. Works flawlessly in my situation.
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- dave g on Oct 16, 2017
- Purchased on Oct 22, 2016
BEST ANSWER: Have not used with 8243 volume control as I have it connected directly with my receiver. Works flawlessly in my situation.
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- dave g on Oct 16, 2017
- Purchased on Oct 22, 2016
Sure does. For me, this was the ticket. Good price, excellent option for my needs.
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- Tom Smith on Oct 16, 2017
- Purchased on Jan 15, 2017
I'm not using 8243 or any other volume control on individual speaker segments.
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- Michael W on Oct 15, 2017
- Purchased on Feb 8, 2017
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Can you have different sources playing on different speakers?
New User U
on Dec 18, 2019
BEST ANSWER: No. It’s a passive speaker selector. You hook up speaker wires from your receiver, as if they are going to one pair of speakers, and it splints it to up to 8 pairs of speakers. You are able to turn speakers on and off individually though. Hope this helps!
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- Ken on Dec 18, 2019
- Purchased on Nov 13, 2019
BEST ANSWER: No. It’s a passive speaker selector. You hook up speaker wires from your receiver, as if they are going to one pair of speakers, and it splints it to up to 8 pairs of speakers. You are able to turn speakers on and off individually though. Hope this helps!
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- Ken on Dec 18, 2019
- Purchased on Nov 13, 2019
No, just one stereo source with multiple outputs. The circuitry is designed to balance out the resistance problems of connecting multiple speakers to a single source.
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- Brian S on Dec 18, 2019
- Purchased on Sep 10, 2019
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The directions indicate you should activate the impedance protection circuit to prevent the impedance dropping below 5 Ohms. The only button on the front states to engage when using one pair of speakers. When using the 8 Channel Monoprice to run 8 pairs of speakers should this switch be in the Off position?
New User U
on Apr 16, 2018
BEST ANSWER: The directions are a little confusing. We are working to get them cleared up. The front button essentially limits the resistance to the amp so it only sees a 5Ω load and does not over heat. The single Speaker button should be on when using multiple speaker at one time.
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- Dave L Staff on Apr 18, 2018
I am still a little confused. So I am wireing 8 speakers into the outputs and plan to run them all or part of them all at different times. So the button should be engaged or depressed for this setup?
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- New User U on Apr 29, 2018
Yes, engage the function. Your amp will only see a 5Ω load regardless of how many speakers you have running at one time.
What does “on” mean? There is no “on” or “off” indicated on the selector box. Is the button “pressed in” or not?Enter a reply to Dave L.
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- New User U on Jan 27, 2024
BEST ANSWER: The directions are a little confusing. We are working to get them cleared up. The front button essentially limits the resistance to the amp so it only sees a 5Ω load and does not over heat. The single Speaker button should be on when using multiple speaker at one time.
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- Dave L Staff on Apr 18, 2018
I am still a little confused. So I am wireing 8 speakers into the outputs and plan to run them all or part of them all at different times. So the button should be engaged or depressed for this setup?
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- New User U on Apr 29, 2018
Yes, engage the function. Your amp will only see a 5Ω load regardless of how many speakers you have running at one time.
What does “on” mean? There is no “on” or “off” indicated on the selector box. Is the button “pressed in” or not?Enter a reply to Dave L.
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- New User U on Jan 27, 2024
I was confused by the instruction to use the front panel impedance protection toggle too, because there is no such toggle and I am certain that the single pair speaker toggle is not the protection toggle of which they speak. I have four pairs of speakers connected right now and have every toggle depressed, including the single pair toggle, and have had no issues with the unit. It does make sense to shut the single pair toggle off when using 8 sets, but I haven't noticed a difference either way.
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- thomas f b. on Apr 16, 2018
- Purchased on Aug 10, 2017
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I want to hook up a Sonos Connect to this as the input and output as mono, with each channel going to a separate monoprice 8 speaker selector in order to power a total of 13 speakers that are playing in mono. Would it work like this? Would it have enough power to act as background music?
A shopper
on May 14, 2018
Monoprice 8-Channel Speaker Selector
Monoprice Commercial Audio 120W 2ch Mixer Amp (No Logo)
BEST ANSWER: Yes, follow instruction on both units to achieve combined mono signal to all 13 speakers.
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- Dave L Staff on May 16, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Yes, follow instruction on both units to achieve combined mono signal to all 13 speakers.
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- Dave L Staff on May 16, 2018
I have 5 mono speakers and one pair of speakers, which work OK. At times it will come in, then out, then in in 5-10 second periods. Quite annoying. I doubt it would work for what you are suggesting.
PS - The fan is a bit loud too.
PS - The fan is a bit loud too.
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- Mike I on May 16, 2018
- Purchased on Feb 13, 2018
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Would it be an issue to come out of my stereo receiver to the Monoprice Unity 200-Watt Bridgeable Power Amp, then to the input of this speaker selector?
CJ S
on Jul 12, 2019
There is no issue no matter if your amp is 200 watts or more, I use a Peavey 2600 amp to drive my selected speakers just to make sure I have enough headroom, of course I won't push it in case I selected a lower wattage speakers. I also listen to a single set of selected stereo speakers one at a time instead of selecting 2 sets, making sure my amp doesn't heats up.
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- Christopher L on Jul 23, 2019
- Purchased on Oct 16, 2018
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I have 8 amps and 1 pair of speakers.Can I connect the amps to the output and the speakers to the input and use this as an amp selector? I use only 1 amp at a time.
A shopper
on Sep 20, 2019
BEST ANSWER: No - you should NEVER connect the output/speaker terminals of amplifiers together! ! !
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- Hector J. R on May 3, 2021
BEST ANSWER: No - you should NEVER connect the output/speaker terminals of amplifiers together! ! !
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- Hector J. R on May 3, 2021
I dont think so, I dont think that when you use The. Switches that the signal completely shuts off. I'm afraid you would still have your other amps on at the same time.
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- Todd M on Sep 20, 2019
- Purchased on Jul 24, 2019
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Hi, can I use this mini bluetooth amp with a distributed residential speaker system that uses 5 (Monoprice Speaker Volume Controller RMS 100W) and a (Monoprice 8-Channel Speaker Selector) ? I plan on selecting all speakers to be able to play music, but more than likely NOT all at the same time. Please advise if you recommend another solution. Thanks!
New User U
on Oct 7, 2019
Monoprice 8-Channel Speaker Selector
Monoprice Commercial Audio 80W Mini Bluetooth Amplifier with Aux In
Monoprice Speaker Volume Controller RMS 100W (Rotary Type) - White
BEST ANSWER: I don't think you can drive more than two speakers at a time with this unit but splitting the signal on the 8 Channel Speaker Selector to a pair at a time should work I would think.
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- Tony on Jun 24, 2020
- Purchased on Jun 7, 2020
BEST ANSWER: I don't think you can drive more than two speakers at a time with this unit but splitting the signal on the 8 Channel Speaker Selector to a pair at a time should work I would think.
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- Tony on Jun 24, 2020
- Purchased on Jun 7, 2020
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how do I connect the MS-8 to my receiver?
A shopper
on Nov 28, 2016
BEST ANSWER: Hello, thank you for your question. In order to better assist you, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] with a detailed question and our knowledgeable Technical Support staff would be more than happy to assist. Thank you
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- Jeff M Staff on Jan 26, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Hello, thank you for your question. In order to better assist you, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] with a detailed question and our knowledgeable Technical Support staff would be more than happy to assist. Thank you
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- Jeff M Staff on Jan 26, 2017
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Question about this unit .. So i have a Sony Stereo right now with 4 speaker outputs. I have 4 pioneer speakers connected and I want to connect 2 more speakers to my deck using the same receiver. Is this what these units are made for? So it will give me 6 outputs instead of 4 (well 8 total but i will only use 6 right now)? I don't want to degrade my sound quality I have now or have it be lowered and also don't want to have to buy another receiver and connect them. Would this be what im looking for? This acts like another A/B switch?
THOMAS7888 S
on Mar 31, 2017
BEST ANSWER: You would install this as the output for one of your speaker pairs and then you would have 8 outputs instead of just the one. So you would have an A set of speakers and 8 sets of B speakers. This replicates a single set of speakers into 8 outputs of the same signal. It appears to be equivalent to the Niles Audio speaker selector which costs around 200 (if I remember correctly).
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- Lex on Mar 31, 2017
This is great! thanks! I didn't realize this existed. I wish i came across this years ago. Ha. Ive been running 2 receivers connected to each other to get my 8 speakers ... I will def try this out. Thanks again!
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- THOMAS7888 S on Mar 31, 2017
Just to be clear, in your original question you say you have 4 speaker outputs. I presume you mean you have 2 pairs of speakers (one left and one right in each of 2 channels, an A and a B channel).
In your second comment you say you have 8 speakers ... again I presume you have 4 pairs of speakers. If you connect one of your speaker pairs to this you will have replicated that L/R channel up to 8 times. Niles makes a device which has volume control knobs on each replicated output so you can adjust each "room" differently when you have more than one enabled at a time, this device does not allow you to adjust the relative volume of the multiple "rooms" to each other (you are feeding the same audio to the outside and the kitchen and you might want the outside louder but you want it quieter in the kitchen). The Niles device allows you to attenuate one without affecting the other, this device sends the same strength signal to all pairs that are selected (you can select all 8 at once if you wish) and depending on the efficiency of each pair there will likely be different levels of sound present. Good luck.
In your second comment you say you have 8 speakers ... again I presume you have 4 pairs of speakers. If you connect one of your speaker pairs to this you will have replicated that L/R channel up to 8 times. Niles makes a device which has volume control knobs on each replicated output so you can adjust each "room" differently when you have more than one enabled at a time, this device does not allow you to adjust the relative volume of the multiple "rooms" to each other (you are feeding the same audio to the outside and the kitchen and you might want the outside louder but you want it quieter in the kitchen). The Niles device allows you to attenuate one without affecting the other, this device sends the same strength signal to all pairs that are selected (you can select all 8 at once if you wish) and depending on the efficiency of each pair there will likely be different levels of sound present. Good luck.
Yeah just 4 total speakers .... with the option to want to add 2 more on my deck ... Awesome i will look in to that one too. Its all based on quality and price for me. Ha. Thanks again for the help.
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- THOMAS7888 S on Mar 31, 2017
BEST ANSWER: You would install this as the output for one of your speaker pairs and then you would have 8 outputs instead of just the one. So you would have an A set of speakers and 8 sets of B speakers. This replicates a single set of speakers into 8 outputs of the same signal. It appears to be equivalent to the Niles Audio speaker selector which costs around 200 (if I remember correctly).
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- Lex on Mar 31, 2017
This is great! thanks! I didn't realize this existed. I wish i came across this years ago. Ha. Ive been running 2 receivers connected to each other to get my 8 speakers ... I will def try this out. Thanks again!
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- THOMAS7888 S on Mar 31, 2017
Just to be clear, in your original question you say you have 4 speaker outputs. I presume you mean you have 2 pairs of speakers (one left and one right in each of 2 channels, an A and a B channel).
In your second comment you say you have 8 speakers ... again I presume you have 4 pairs of speakers. If you connect one of your speaker pairs to this you will have replicated that L/R channel up to 8 times. Niles makes a device which has volume control knobs on each replicated output so you can adjust each "room" differently when you have more than one enabled at a time, this device does not allow you to adjust the relative volume of the multiple "rooms" to each other (you are feeding the same audio to the outside and the kitchen and you might want the outside louder but you want it quieter in the kitchen). The Niles device allows you to attenuate one without affecting the other, this device sends the same strength signal to all pairs that are selected (you can select all 8 at once if you wish) and depending on the efficiency of each pair there will likely be different levels of sound present. Good luck.
In your second comment you say you have 8 speakers ... again I presume you have 4 pairs of speakers. If you connect one of your speaker pairs to this you will have replicated that L/R channel up to 8 times. Niles makes a device which has volume control knobs on each replicated output so you can adjust each "room" differently when you have more than one enabled at a time, this device does not allow you to adjust the relative volume of the multiple "rooms" to each other (you are feeding the same audio to the outside and the kitchen and you might want the outside louder but you want it quieter in the kitchen). The Niles device allows you to attenuate one without affecting the other, this device sends the same strength signal to all pairs that are selected (you can select all 8 at once if you wish) and depending on the efficiency of each pair there will likely be different levels of sound present. Good luck.
Yeah just 4 total speakers .... with the option to want to add 2 more on my deck ... Awesome i will look in to that one too. Its all based on quality and price for me. Ha. Thanks again for the help.
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- THOMAS7888 S on Mar 31, 2017
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What is the warranty on this product. What is your return policy if something does not work on it?
8-Channel Speaker Selector Product # 8230 $23.99
8-Channel Speaker Selector Product # 8230 $23.99
A shopper
on Apr 3, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question. This unit will have a 1 year warranty and we offer a 30 day return policy on our products. Should you have additional questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to us.
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- Mark P Staff on Apr 25, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question. This unit will have a 1 year warranty and we offer a 30 day return policy on our products. Should you have additional questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to us.
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- Mark P Staff on Apr 25, 2017
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Would this work to combine the left and right output from an amplifier into one speaker? The idea is to attach the left output from one "zone" button to a single speaker, and the right output from a different "zone" button to that same speaker. My client can only use one speaker outside, and I haven't been able to find a stereo-to-mono converter for speaker-level output.
New User U
on Jun 9, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Hello, thank you for your question. In order to better assist you, please reach out to our technical support team with a detailed question via any of the methods available here:
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Our knowledgeable Technical Support staff would be more than happy to assist. Thank you
https://www.monoprice.com/help?pn=contact
Our knowledgeable Technical Support staff would be more than happy to assist. Thank you
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- Mark P Staff on Jun 12, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Hello, thank you for your question. In order to better assist you, please reach out to our technical support team with a detailed question via any of the methods available here:
https://www.monoprice.com/help?pn=contact
Our knowledgeable Technical Support staff would be more than happy to assist. Thank you
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- Mark P Staff on Jun 12, 2017
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I have this running zone2 on a denon avr s720w. Can I have different size speakers on the channels of this device? I have 4" in the bedroom, but want to put larger 6" or 8" in the patio and bonus room. Thanks
David H
on Jun 12, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question. Yes, you can have different sized speakers installed. Keep in mind that when you are adding speakers the wattage is going to be shared. Also be sure to keep the impedance the same with all the speakers.
If you have additional questions feel free to reach out to our technical support team!
If you have additional questions feel free to reach out to our technical support team!
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- Mark P Staff on Jun 12, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question. Yes, you can have different sized speakers installed. Keep in mind that when you are adding speakers the wattage is going to be shared. Also be sure to keep the impedance the same with all the speakers.
If you have additional questions feel free to reach out to our technical support team!
If you have additional questions feel free to reach out to our technical support team!
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- Mark P Staff on Jun 12, 2017
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Does this speaker selector have a fuse built in? If so, is it something that can be replaced? I have had this model for a couple of years now and it worked great up until today. The signal is no longer passing through the selector.
Richard D
on Dec 9, 2017
BEST ANSWER: This speaker selector does not have any fuses. It does have Protection Circuit High Power Resistors. If there was a recent power spike that may have gone to the speaker it may have blown one of these resistors. These are typically not easily replaceable. It is on sale right for $22
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- Dave L Staff on Dec 12, 2017
BEST ANSWER: This speaker selector does not have any fuses. It does have Protection Circuit High Power Resistors. If there was a recent power spike that may have gone to the speaker it may have blown one of these resistors. These are typically not easily replaceable. It is on sale right for $22
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- Dave L Staff on Dec 12, 2017
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I understand the outdoor speakers need at least twice as much power as indoor speakers for sound clarity. Is there a way to get 200W power from this system to drive a pair of outdoor speakers as well? Or do I need a different unit for outdoor speakers?
A shopper
on Nov 13, 2018
BEST ANSWER: You will need to do something else. Over 100W per channel will cause distortion and eventually will damage the switcher. We currently do not have a switcher with 200W capacity.
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- Dave L Staff on Nov 13, 2018
I've seen tricks like using 2 channels to drive power to one speaker (like getting R+ from one channel and L- from another). Does that trick work here or I'm going to damage something?
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- AmirHossein G on Nov 13, 2018
BEST ANSWER: You will need to do something else. Over 100W per channel will cause distortion and eventually will damage the switcher. We currently do not have a switcher with 200W capacity.
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- Dave L Staff on Nov 13, 2018
I've seen tricks like using 2 channels to drive power to one speaker (like getting R+ from one channel and L- from another). Does that trick work here or I'm going to damage something?
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- AmirHossein G on Nov 13, 2018
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Can I simply run speaker wire from the Zone 2 Output on my Surround Sound Receiver directly to this unit and then use it to distribute the sound to all of the different rooms in my house that have in ceiling speakers?
Joshua H
on Jul 9, 2019
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Can I use this with the newer Sonos amp which is 125 watts per channel?
A shopper
on Jul 30, 2022
BEST ANSWER: I’ve been using this selector with my Sonos amp for about a year now, and it has been fine.
Obviously, if your downstream equipment (speaker selector, volume controls, speakers) are rated for lower Wattage, you just make sure not to crank up your Amp all the way all the time, or you may end up burning out some of your downstream electronics.
Volume level 65 has been about the highest we’ve set the Sonos … so I’m not worried.
Obviously, if your downstream equipment (speaker selector, volume controls, speakers) are rated for lower Wattage, you just make sure not to crank up your Amp all the way all the time, or you may end up burning out some of your downstream electronics.
Volume level 65 has been about the highest we’ve set the Sonos … so I’m not worried.
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- Greg C on Jul 30, 2022
- Purchased on Nov 23, 2021
BEST ANSWER: I’ve been using this selector with my Sonos amp for about a year now, and it has been fine.
Obviously, if your downstream equipment (speaker selector, volume controls, speakers) are rated for lower Wattage, you just make sure not to crank up your Amp all the way all the time, or you may end up burning out some of your downstream electronics.
Volume level 65 has been about the highest we’ve set the Sonos … so I’m not worried.
Obviously, if your downstream equipment (speaker selector, volume controls, speakers) are rated for lower Wattage, you just make sure not to crank up your Amp all the way all the time, or you may end up burning out some of your downstream electronics.
Volume level 65 has been about the highest we’ve set the Sonos … so I’m not worried.
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- Greg C on Jul 30, 2022
- Purchased on Nov 23, 2021
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Hi I have 7 sets of ceiling speakers throughout my house. Each has their own in wall volume control. All speakers are connected to this selector powered by a Sonos Amp. Should the Single Pair Direct be “pressed in” or not? The marketing on the selected do not tell you which position is on or off.
New User U
on Jan 27, 2024
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question. The Single Pair Direct button should only be pressed in if you do not have impedance-matching speakers. So, as long as all of your speakers have matching ohms, then you do not need to press the button in, which could maximize how much you get out of your amplifier.
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- Carlos R Staff on Jan 31, 2024
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question. The Single Pair Direct button should only be pressed in if you do not have impedance-matching speakers. So, as long as all of your speakers have matching ohms, then you do not need to press the button in, which could maximize how much you get out of your amplifier.
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- Carlos R Staff on Jan 31, 2024
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What is the dimensions of the #8230 splitter?
New User U
on Apr 14, 2020
Where does this plug in on preamp with xlr balanced speaker port?
New User U
on Mar 19, 2022
Can I use this with the newer Sonos amp which is 125 watts per channel?
New User U
on Jul 30, 2022
Hi I have 7 sets of ceiling speakers throughout my house. Each has their own in wall volume control. All speakers are connected to this selector powered by a Sonos Amp. Should the Single Pair Direct be “pressed in” or not? The marketing on the selected do not tell you which position is on or off.
A shopper
on Jan 27, 2024
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Inexpensive but...
This is inexpensive.... it does what it does (speaker selector), however be careful when you're attaching your speaker wires in the back. The spring/ red + or black - wire "fastening clip" is low quality. One broke on me.
You push the tab, insert the wire in the hole, release the tab, the spring holds the wire. I like to pull up on the tab to make sure the wire is snug. Don't do that. You pull the tab out of the socket, the tiny spring shoots across the room and now you have a 7 speaker selector.
In reality, for my barn, I cursed, wished it was made better, plugged my 6 sets of speakers in, and it works great and really haven't had to touch it since setting it up. For$20 you get what you get, it's great, don't pull up on the tab.
You push the tab, insert the wire in the hole, release the tab, the spring holds the wire. I like to pull up on the tab to make sure the wire is snug. Don't do that. You pull the tab out of the socket, the tiny spring shoots across the room and now you have a 7 speaker selector.
In reality, for my barn, I cursed, wished it was made better, plugged my 6 sets of speakers in, and it works great and really haven't had to touch it since setting it up. For$20 you get what you get, it's great, don't pull up on the tab.
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Connectors on the back are poor quality
I want to like this unit but the wire connectors in back are very difficult to use. It doesn't tell you what size wire it is designed for but I can tell you 14 and 16 ga wire doesn't work well (it seems 18ga should be the maximum suggested wire). The spring clips are very finicky and pop out of place easily. I tried using tips on the wires thinking this would solve the issue, but it did not work any better. I am buying another style from another vendor which I suspect will work better with thick wire.
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Great piece of equipment
I am so happy I bought this! I get old rectangle box speakers from the trash and the goodwill store all the time and connect them with ease to my old 1990s JVC receiver. My stereo is loud and pushing sound from many different directions in my basement thanks to the 8 channel selector.
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