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why not use y cables

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Topic: why not use y cables

Posted By: bigboi11
Subject: why not use y cables
Date Posted: December 09, 2004 at 2:56 PM

I've seen people say don't use y cables how esle can i go from my crossover to a four channel amp and a mono amp, specially since i'm supposed to send rca's to every channel on my four channel.



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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: December 09, 2004 at 3:07 PM

No reason not to use Y-cables if you need to send the same signal to two inputs.  There is some signal loss so be sure you set your gains after you install the y-cable, and some possible noise introduction so be sure to use cables with good quality RCA connectors and good shields.

I don't know what you mean by "specially since i'm supposed to send rca's to every channel on my four channel" ?  It depends on your setup.  Are you using all four channels of your amp?  How?  How many line level outputs does your HU have?  How many outputs does your crossover have?



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Posted By: wheelerdr
Date Posted: December 10, 2004 at 3:27 AM
try getting a different crossover, a 3 channel would work great

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