[resolved] Amp Rca's

dmeyer07 · Post by **dmeyer07** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:50 pm

Just a quick question, can someone clear this up for me.

What exactly is the purpose of having pre-amp outputs on an amp?

Does this mean if your HU only has 2 preamp outputs you can send both of them to your speaker amp (2 Sets of RCA inputs, and 1 set RCA outs) that you can then hook another amp (Sub amp) up to that speaker amp via the Speaker amps Pre outs?

Sorry if that was a little confusing lol....

Well anyway thanks for the input....

Justin from Detroit1 · Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:58 pm

Yep, exactly right.

dmeyer07 · Post by **dmeyer07** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:03 pm

Okay well thanks for clearing that all up; are there any disadvantages to doing it that way though?

Justin from Detroit1 · Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:09 pm

Not unless your HU has outputs for front, rear, and subwoofer. Because then you wouldn't be able to control them all seperately on the HU.

dmeyer07 · Post by **dmeyer07** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:18 pm

Well you see the one i'm thiking about using does, but i don't feel like ripping the damn car apart again just to run one more pair of rca's. Could i just take one rca and run it to my sub amp. And then take the other set of rca's and run them to my speaker amp but connect them using y-splits?
Disadvantages?

Justin from Detroit1 · Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:20 pm

You can't control the subwoofer separetely, that's all. Whatever the bass on the front speakers is, it will be the same for the subwoofers. same with and filters, treble, face, balance, etc.

dmeyer07 · Post by **dmeyer07** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:23 pm

Why wouldn't I be able to control he subs separate. They would have their own set of rca's. Wouldn't I just not be able to control the front and the rear speakers separately?

Justin from Detroit1 · Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:33 pm

Oh, if they have their own RCA's then yeah. You just can't control whatever you jumped together separetely.

dmeyer07 · Post by **dmeyer07** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:33 pm

Ok thnx bro.. Is it really a big deal controlling your rear and front speakers, or can i just use the settings on the amp to take care of that?

Justin from Detroit1 · Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:34 pm

Just use the amp settings. if you think the rear speakers are too loud and drowning out the fronts, just turn the gain down.