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Not kidding at all! Thats what a mono switch does

jfz wrote

"If there is no input to my preamp's right channel, there is going to be no right channel output, thus no sound out of my right speaker. Therefore sound will only come out of the left speaker, regardless of whether the source is mono or stereo, i.e. it's not possible for the sound to appear to be coming from mid-way between the speakers unless there is output from both speakers."

You are correct but the question was about mono switches not mono sources.

The mono switch on an amp or preamp averages the L&R inputs and sends this common signal on through the amplifier to both L&R outputs.

If you only have a signal coming in on one side, when you switch the the amp or preamp to mono, you get balanced sound from both L&R sides and hence an image mid way between the speakers.

Try it for yourself.

David



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