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Kans and Dalquist QX5’s, that are powered<br />
by a Sugden A28 integrated amp and an<br />
NAD C730 receiver respectively.<br />
The NAD/Dalquist combination does<br />
not sound very good and I am wondering<br />
about connecting <strong>the</strong> Sugden to both sets<br />
of speakers through a speaker switch. My<br />
question is whe<strong>the</strong>r this is a good idea,<br />
what type/brand of speaker switch I should<br />
consider, and whe<strong>the</strong>r I need to be concerned<br />
about overloading <strong>the</strong> amplifier (it is rated<br />
at 45W).<br />
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OTTAWA, ON<br />
Yes, or even blowing it out, Steve,<br />
because <strong>the</strong> Dahlquist is rated at 6 ohms,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> combination of <strong>the</strong> two speakers<br />
will be one <strong>the</strong> Sugden engineers never<br />
dreamed anyone would try. Just to add<br />
to <strong>the</strong> fun, adding a speaker switch will<br />
make even <strong>the</strong> Sugden sound more like<br />
<strong>the</strong> NAD receiver...at least unless and<br />
until you smell smoke.<br />
Both speakers are potentially all<br />
right, and <strong>the</strong> Sugden itself is a ra<strong>the</strong>r<br />
old but pleasant little amplifier. We<br />
would look for a buyer for <strong>the</strong> NAD,<br />
and get a better amp. Perhaps someone<br />
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