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Can I use an electrical switch to turn a speaker on/off?


Answers: normy in gar... said:

Using the wrong type of switch can mess up the sound quality

Why?

... and also draw to much from your amp.

How?

Most systems operate on 8 ohms. Check your amp output for the ohms and buy the switch designed for that application

A switch is a switch. The range of load impedances which an amplifier can safely drive has no influence whatsoever on the choice of switch.
Yes, you could probably by a microswitch or something nicer, but if you want to use a regular switch, go for it.
yes
yeah, no problems with that,your not going to put anything close to the loads of a lightbulb or something like that to a speaker
sure. it is just wiring.
Yes you can, you could uses a light switch if you wanted to.

JUST REMEMBER if you turn the speakers off and you turn up the volume
with something playing you can fry your amplifier.....
Using the wrong type of switch can mess up the sound quality and also draw to much from your amp. Most systems operate on 8 ohms. Check your amp output for the ohms and buy the switch designed for that application.
yes you can. as long as you know which wire is connected to which.
NO


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