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timdog

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Posted: December 23, 2003 at 5:33 PM / IP Logged

Dipped into the Christmas bag early to see what the jolly one will bring. I asked for a new stereo and gave some specs, it has RCA outputs for Front and Rear, and one for sub output. I want to hook my 2 15's up, do I use a splitter on hte sub output to my amp input?

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Geeque

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Posted: December 23, 2003 at 5:53 PM / IP Logged

You can run a single patch cable to the input on the amp.

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timdog

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Posted: December 23, 2003 at 6:03 PM / IP Logged

Wouldn't that only allow me to drive one of the subs? Like if I hooked it up to the L on the amp, then it would only drive the left sub. If I hook the speakers in series then, I drop to 8 ohms...not good. I don't know if the amp is 2 Ohm stable (recommends 4 Ohm).

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Posted: December 23, 2003 at 6:10 PM / IP Logged

the *one* preout is mono therefore only one is needed for the sub amp. unless the sub amp is driving in stereo then only the one would be all you would need, If the amp recommends 4 ohm stay with that

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Posted: December 23, 2003 at 6:13 PM / IP Logged

* then only one would be all you would need*

correct that to state *if the amp is a stereo (2 channel) amp then you could use the splitter but you would still have a mono signal at the amp.

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timdog

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Posted: December 23, 2003 at 6:15 PM / IP Logged

My amp is set up for 2 channel, L and R...so a mono out would need to be split to drive 2 4-ohm subs. Any modification outside that changes the current and I would like to avoid that. Splitting it shouldn't do anything adverse is my question...besides cutting the 5V down to 2.5 each input.

dcgc

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Posted: December 23, 2003 at 6:45 PM / IP Logged

Is this amp bridgable?

Stable at 2 OHMS?

your right the 5V would be split to 2.5V each. The only difference this is going to make is the SQ, honestly I don't think there would be that much of a noticable difference on the subs.

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Posted: December 23, 2003 at 7:16 PM / IP Logged

Most likely the sub output on the head will have a 2 channel output. If it dose not then put a Y on the one channel and split it to 2 channels (there are no adverse affects other then the signal will be mono). But do you know the make and model of your headunit, amp and sub?

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Posted: December 23, 2003 at 9:47 PM / IP Logged

where do you get a head unit with a mono sub output? I've never seen that.

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