Can I run 1 input into 2 speakers? I realized I will only be getting one channel and that, I believe the resistance will drop from 8 ohms (which is the impedance of each outside speaker) to 4 ohms. Should I use an impedance matching volume control?

I do not want to tear up any of the new walls/carpet and I don't have time to do anything else. I realize this is just a stop-gap solution but can I do it?

Thanks,

Bob Baker

Bob Baker

Check to see if the lines are shorted together with an ohmmeter. Then jumper one end and go to the other and check for continuity. This will tell you what kind of problem you are having.

If a staple went through, I would expect a short across the pair, not an open in one or both lines. It could cut through both conductors, shorting them together. But I doubt a staple would have cut the wire in half. If the line is open, I supose someone might have cut it with a saw or something. Maybe a finish carpenter cut clear through. But maybe the line was moved around enough while people were working that a connection broke loose. So I'd check the ends.