Difference in RCA outputs?

[Ninhalo5]

Hi guys, I'm wondering what is the difference between the Sub-out and the LF, RF, RR, LR out lines? I'm thinking about getting a cheap powered sub for a little added base and they have 2 RCA females on the rear and 4 speaker wire hookups. My stereo has all of those other line outputs, it's a little confusing to me.

Which RCA would I want to run to one of those little amps? Just something like RR, LR?

Thanks

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[Da64u 10+ year member]

Left front, right front, right rear, left rear.

What little amps?

If you want to wire the inside speakers to an amp and the amp only has 2 rca inputs you can use 2 rca y adapters and combine the 4 outputs to make them 2. You'll have to run speaker wires from the amp to the speakers.

Sorry your question was hard to follow...

 

[Ninhalo5]

The little amp I was referring to is the one built into the cheap powered sub I mentioned. Something like the Sound Ordnance B-8P that crutchfield has.

The back of my radio has RCAs for all the speakers, and there is one marked SUB-OUT, which I would imagine went to the amp. But with amps having more than one RCA input, the single SUB line has me wondering if that's correct.

Sorry for the confusion, hope that clears it up //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Thanks

 

[Da64u 10+ year member]

The little amp I was referring to is the one built into the cheap powered sub I mentioned. Something like the Sound Ordnance B-8P that crutchfield has.
The back of my radio has RCAs for all the speakers, and there is one marked SUB-OUT, which I would imagine went to the amp. But with amps having more than one RCA input, the single SUB line has me wondering if that's correct.

Sorry for the confusion, hope that clears it up //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Thanks

Yeah, usually the stereo has 2 RCA outputs, but if it just has one I'd run it to the amp and use a Y adaptor like

Axis 255-025 RCA Y-Adapter, 6": Computers : Walmart.com

(but of better quality) to connect it to the amp (assuming the amp has 2 RCA inputs)

 

[Full Tilt 10+ year member]

Yeah, usually the stereo has 2 RCA outputs, but if it just has one I'd run it to the amp and use a Y adaptor like
Axis 255-025 RCA Y-Adapter, 6": Computers : Walmart.com

(but of better quality) to connect it to the amp (assuming the amp has 2 RCA inputs)

You can change your username, homie.

 

[Da64u 10+ year member]

You can change your username, homie.

Thanks, yeah after I made the avatar I realized that and since I've been trying to decide if I will. I probably will this week lol

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

use a splitter from the single sub out rca on your headunit to two rca's going into the amp that's running a sub

 

[Ninhalo5]

Thanks guys, so all the other RCA outputs I have would be for a 4 channel amp?

 

[Da64u 10+ year member]

Thanks guys, so all the other RCA outputs I have would be for a 4 channel amp?

Yeah, they are optional Incase you want to change the door speakers and power them correctly.

 

[Ninhalo5]

Thanks a lot, makes sense now.