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Old 06-05-2005, 08:16 PM
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Ok so I want 2 amps, 1 4 chan for the speakers and 1 for my sub. Right now I have one set of RCA's straight to the sub amp, now if I wanted to add the other amp for all 4 speakers, I'd need 2 sets of RCA's fronts & backs, then what happens with another to the subs? since I can't add 3.
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Old 06-06-2005, 01:48 PM
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use y adaptors on the rear channel rca to split to the rear amp channel and the sub amp.
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Old 06-06-2005, 02:02 PM
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Have a look at your four channel amp, too. It might power all four speakers from just two inputs any way (this may have to be looked up in the manual).
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Old 06-06-2005, 03:17 PM
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Put your subs with the fronts if you have to use Y jacks....then if you want to fade out the back a bit you won't be turning the subs down....Just a tip.
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Old 06-06-2005, 03:43 PM
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Or invest in a dual amp balancer for the four channel. This gives you a fader for the front & rear speakers & the head unit's fader will fade between the amplifiers.
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Great thanks guys I figured it be somethin like that.
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It sounds from your first post like you haven't bought a 4-channel amp yet. If so, you may want to make sure that the amp you buy has a pre-amp output.

A lot of the better 4-channel amps have non-fading preamp outputs, so you can hook that up in a "daisy chain" to your subwoofer amp and still preserve fade control from your head unit.
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