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Amp Rca's
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:50 pm
by dmeyer07
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....
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:58 pm
by Justin from Detroit1
Yep, exactly right.
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:03 pm
by dmeyer07
Okay well thanks for clearing that all up; are there any disadvantages to doing it that way though?
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:09 pm
by Justin from Detroit1
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.
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:18 pm
by dmeyer07
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?
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:20 pm
by Justin from Detroit1
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.
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:23 pm
by dmeyer07
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?
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:33 pm
by Justin from Detroit1
Oh, if they have their own RCA's then yeah. You just can't control whatever you jumped together separetely.
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:33 pm
by dmeyer07
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?
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:34 pm
by Justin from Detroit1
Just use the amp settings. if you think the rear speakers are too loud and drowning out the fronts, just turn the gain down.