100 Volt Line Amplifiers
100 volt line amplifiers are an ideal way to connect any number of speakers together over a wide area. This means you have a fully connected sound system in areas ranging from restaurants to football stadiums since the principles remain the same, it's just the equipment that gets bigger. This type of high impedance circuit means the sound system cables can be kept thin and more manageable to install.
First you need to decide if this kind of set up is what you need, we have some more detailed information on our technical pages, but it's probably reasonable to say that when you are using more than four speakers and they are not located close to the amplifiers, 100 volt line is the way forward.
Installing a 100v Amplifier System
Decide first on what the overall power requirement might be: Situations such as supplying background music in a restaurant will have a different power requirement to an area like a stadium. As a general rule;
- Minimal power needed for background music in a restaurant
- More than you think in a noisy bar
- You'll need a very powerful system for public address in an events stadium.
Whatever the case or area, when using a 100V amplifier the speakers can be daisy chained, connected in parallel to the amplifier, so there are no speaker impedance matching issues, and better still each speaker can be set to a different level. This means there is no need to have music blasting at the bar staff, you could keep this moderate and set it higher elsewhere in the venue, say over a small dance floor giving you true flexibility for every situation!
To summarize 100 Volt line systems offer the following advantages
- Speaker wiring becomes easier
- Long cable runs are not a problem
- Installation of multiple speakers is straightforward
- Different power taps give you the correct sound distribution
For further technical information or advice on audio installations please contact our friendly support team who will be happy to assist.