distro block question

[Matt 9 10+ year member]

i just bought a JL Audio 250/1 for my sub. i was going to try and find a 360/4 for my front and rear speakers. i'm currently running 8 gauge power and ground. What kind of distro block would make adding the second amp effortless? I have never ran more then one amp, but from what i read, my interior speakers would really sound good with an added boost. my current amp has a fuse and i have an inline fuse next to the battery. i'm just going for sound quality and really not trying to break the bank with high output alternators and new batteries. i dont plan on competing, i just want my ride to sound good. Also, i dont remember if my head unit has more then one pair of rca's out. So i was curious if i would have to re run all the speaker wires or get a new deck first that has multiple pre outs?

any help would be great. thanks.

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[rfmayhem 10+ year member]

if you going to run the two amp i recommend getting a headunit with mutiple rcas output

the getto way be if you have one rca out use a y-jack not really recommend

i also recomend bumping the 8G to 4G then use a distro to go back down to 8 if you need to

pm if you need distro i got one forsale

 

[Matt 9 10+ year member]

cool, i will pull the deck out this week and see if i have more then one set. i was going to upgrade the deck soon anyways. this would be a good reason. i would rather have it done right then ghetto.

 

[Fi-brations 10+ year member]

you can use a hi-low converter instead of a second set of rca's

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

yeah, with 2 amps i'd up it to atleast 4g wire

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

The JL amps should have line outputs so you don't need y-adapters, LOC's, or a new HU.

An 8awg feed is good for 60A, or 400W. So your plan to just add a distribution block is fine. Non-fused is also fine if the outlets are also 8awg.

Yes, an amp will greatly improve clarity.

 

[SplAffair 10+ year member]

run 4 awg and get a distro block that splits to 8 awg

 

[Matt 9 10+ year member]

thanks guys, i think i have a good idea on what i'm doing now.