Best way to split rca's

[Eddie Havok 10+ year member]

basicly what i need to figure out is whats the best way to make one pair of rca's into 2. are spliters bad SQ/voltage wise? any input would be great, thanks.

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[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

A y-cable isn't a problem. Voltage will stay basically the same. It creates a parallel connection which, by definition, means the voltage is the same in all branches.

The current through the circuit doubles, but line level current is so low it's not a struggle for the HU to double it.

 

[Eddie Havok 10+ year member]

alrighty, guess i'll just use them then, thanks.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

i recommend putting the split at the amp when possible.

with a split the source unit sees half the input impedance, which means the impedance ratio is also half. as such, voltage is not the same, but reduced slightly. however, in mobile audio one split is not an issue.