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    Posted: 13 March 2018 at 12:00am
How do I parallel 5 pcs of amps with no output link?

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A Distribution Amplifier are designed for such purposes or you can an LMS as an alternative.

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What is a LMS?

Is it not possible just connecting double cables in paralell in the euroblocks an daisy chain the amps this way?
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Wire g to g, + to +, - to -. Do not link anything other than loudspeakers to the amplifier outputs.
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yeh at a basic level just need to wire two cables into each phoenix connector (the little green screw connectors for the inputs).

Or as Elliot said you could get some sort of active signal splitter if you wanted. 

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Is it possible to get 2 cables in each hole of Phoenix connector? What cable would you use for this?
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An LMS is a Loudspeaker Management System.

The problem with chaining multiple amplifiers, such a scenario is putting more pressure on the device that is sending the signal. Think of it as using an amplifier at 2 ohms per channel versus 4 ohms per channel vs 8 ohms per channel. The more loudspeakers the amplifier has to drive, the more pressure the amplifier undergoes. 

This is why distribution amplifiers are used. It allows you to send the signal to all the amplifiers with no loss in the audio signal. 

Distribution Amplifiers can be found used on Ebay or you can use an LMS.

The process is as follows;

Audio Processor -> Distribution Amplifier -> Amp 01, Amp 02, Amp 03, Amp 04, Amp 05

An LMS can do the same job as it is a Distribution Amplifier excluding the crossover network, equaliser, delay and, limiter.


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Ok. So daisy-chain link amplifiers is not possible to do or it works?
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Originally posted by serioussound serioussound wrote:

Ok. So daisy-chain link amplifiers is not possible to do or it works?

It will not work for the amount of amplifiers you are trying to chain without degrading the audio signal you are sending to the amplifiers. 

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Ok how many would you sy is possible to daisychain?
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Y Adapters allow you to daisy chain two devices. Anything beyond that runs the risk of signal degradation.  Bear in mind what you are aiming to do I have done decades ago so I am telling based on real world experience.

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Ok and a XLR split box is also a bad idea or those are better?
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