Need to connect all wires on OT?

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Oddvar R
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Need to connect all wires on OT?

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Just wondered if I need to connect all the three, 4-8-16, ohms wires to outputs, or if I could just choose one and isolate the the others?
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Re: Need to connect all wires on OT?

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Oddvar R wrote: Sat Apr 09, 2022 12:55 pm Just wondered if I need to connect all the three, 4-8-16, ohms wires to outputs, or if I could just choose one and isolate the the others?
No problem at all in picking the one you want and isolating the others.
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Re: Need to connect all wires on OT?

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Just note that the Ot will sound better if your speakers allow the use of the highest impedance tap it has, also if your running the OT hard it will run cooler and in turn be less likely to short out.
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Re: Need to connect all wires on OT?

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Thanks. Just want to try and connect 1 wire to a Bandmaster configuration.
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