Mono output from a stereo receiver ?

[rh]

OK, I guess I really oughta know this but I don't.

If you want to run output from both L and R sides of a stereo receiver into a single speaker, it it kosher to combine red(L, R) and black(L, R) wires to combine the channels ?

(It's actually for a friend who is putting in a pool and wants to put a single speaker underwater.)

[GCDEF]

Definitely not.

[sws1]

Can't do it.

[ripoffriffs]

There are electronic boxes you can buy that will combine the 2 signals then you can feed them into a mono amp then to a single speaker. IOW, too much trouble.

[mpeg2]

Sounds like a good formula to let all the magic smoke out.

Many receivers have a control to go into mono mode (do the mixing internally) - then you simply use one speaker output.

Rich

[speakerjones]

Just use an adapter to sum the source material to mono, go into one channel of an amp, out the same channel. Underwater, you say?