Can I wire 3 speakers to a Wiim Amp? More questions

[Dragonballz]

Hi

Can I wire 3 speakers to the Wiim Amp? I am prewired for 2 ceiling speakers in Room A and 1 ceiling speaker in Room B. I prefer Room A to have a separate Left and Right channel but it is not neccesary. Everything can be mono if needed.

Would I be able to “shut off” room B’s speaker by fading the audio to one channel?

I am not an audiophile but I can appreciate good sound quality. I will just be using these speakers for music, maybe even just low volume background music.

I listen to mostly American rap and pop. Any recs for ceiling speakers?

Thanks

 

[harkpabst]

Can I wire 3 speakers to the Wiim Amp?

Technically yes, as long as all speaker's true impedance is above 6 ohm over the entire frequency range. Unfortunately, even nominally 8 ohm speakers will often dip into lower territory in certain frequency ranges. You don't want that to happen when connected to the WiiM Amp, neither in the bass nor in the highs. Make sure you get to see an impedance plot when picking your speakers.

I prefer Room A to have a separate Left and Right channel but it is not neccesary. Everything can be mono if needed.

You would have to connect both speakers in room A in parallel to one channel of the WiiM Amp and the speaker in room B to the other channel. Obviously, this only makes sense when you switch the WiiM Amp into mono mode permanently (which is possible).

Would I be able to “shut off” room B’s speaker by fading the audio to one channel?

If wired as above, yes. You could be fully muting either room A or room B.

I listen to mostly American rap and pop. Any recs for ceiling speakers?

No.

 

[dtc]

You can use a impedance matching speaker volume control. You connect your speakers to the box and it presents a 4 ohm load to the amp, which is fine for the amp. You can get them with or without volume control. Niles is the old standard, but Monoprice also has them at lower prices.

 

[d6jg]

In addition to a small volume control I'd replace the single speaker with a single stereo speaker which is in effect 2 speakers in one - this will allow you separate L&R channels in both rooms.

 

[dtc]

In addition to a small volume control I'd replace the single speaker with a single stereo speaker which is in effect 2 speakers in one - this will allow you separate L&R channels in both rooms.

The question is whether the speakers in A are a stereo pair or 2 stereo speakers and is the speaker in B a mono or stereo speaker. And, I would assume they are all 8 ohms (most ceiling speakers are) without any major dips.

If they are all mono speakers, then 2 hooked to L and 1 hooked to R should be OK in mono mode although the different loads on each side may cause some minor differences in sound - not likely, but possible.

If the ones in A are a stereo pair and the one in B is a mono speaker, that gets complicated as how to do that since you would need a stereo and a mono output.

If they are all stereo speakers already, then an impedance box is probably the best solution.

 

[harkpabst]

I don't see any existing speakers mentioned, just the wiring seems to be in place.

 

[dtc]

OK, is the wire to each speaker for a single speaker or is it stereo?

 

[Dragonballz]

In addition to a small volume control I'd replace the single speaker with a single stereo speaker which is in effect 2 speakers in one - this will allow you separate L&R channels in both rooms.

Each speaker location only has 1 red conductor and 1 black conductor. 12 gauge

 

[Dragonballz]

The question is whether the speakers in A are a stereo pair or 2 stereo speakers and is the speaker in B a mono or stereo speaker. And, I would assume they are all 8 ohms (most ceiling speakers are) without any major dips.

If they are all mono speakers, then 2 hooked to L and 1 hooked to R should be OK in mono mode although the different loads on each side may cause some minor differences in sound - not likely, but possible.

If the ones in A are a stereo pair and the one in B is a mono speaker, that gets complicated as how to do that since you would need a stereo and a mono output.

If they are all stereo speakers already, then an impedance box is probably the best solution.

I currently do not have any speakers. Only speaker wires roughed-in to an approximate ceiling location. 1 red wire and 1 black wire to each speaker location.

 

[Dragonballz]

I don't see any existing speakers mentioned, just the wiring seems to be in place.

Correct. Thanks for your explanations above. I quickly gave Crutchfield a browse at a couple of 8-ohm speakers. I could not find any graphs with the impedance plots.

It seems like your way is the easiest and cheapest way to make 3 speakers work.

 

[dtc]

Mono to all three speakers would be the easiest way, as discussed above.