collecting - Any tips on hooking up satelite/wall speakers to a 222

On Oct 14, 1:09*pm, Dave27 wrote:
I have 2 1960 Channel 1 and channel 2 *8" wall speakers I was
wondering if there is anything to be carefull of when hooking them to
the amplifier. My amp is freshly rebuilt and I dont want to screw it
up. It appears its just a 2 wire hookup correct....Thankyou....Dave

There is really not much involved here.

Basic points: 1) the total watts on -each channel- should not exceed
the rating of each channel. you are supposed to include the machine
speaker wattage in this calculation. Those 6973 tubes produce approx
12 watts rms with both channels driven to max. but back then it was
pretty much the Wild West when it came to power ratings (as it is
again today with home theater systems). I believe thos amps are rated
at 15 watts/channel so don't be afraid to fully load them. FWIW: You
can go over by 5 watts or so, nothing bad will happen.

Other than total wattage it is important to phase the speakers
correctly or you'll lose bass and have a somewhat confusing stereo
image to deal with. Just use wire with some sort of marking for one
lead...usually this is ribbing on one side, and keep all connections
the same.

When you first power it up after connecting everything, start with
volume -way- down and bring it up slowly while listening to both
channels to make sure that there aren't any shorted connections in
either.

PS: that machine has a switch on the crossover box to cut off the
highs on the machine speakers when you use externals in the same room.
This helps widen the stereo image and just keeps the bass in the main
cabinet. try it and see if you like it this way.

Rob