I wouldn't do this even if you were sure that both amps would never be active at the same time. It seems pretty likely that the powered-off amp would present enough of a load that it would impact the sound.

Can you switch at line level instead, eg. run a line level cable from the pre-out (or something) of one amp to an aux in on the other amp and always use the same amp to drive the 40s ?

Alternatively, get a cheap switching box.


M60ti, VP180, QS8, M2ti, EP500, PC-Plus 20-39
M5HP, M40ti, Sierra-1
LFR1100 active, ADA1500-4 and -8