do i need a line driver?!?!?

[pinoy2o9 10+ year member]

i have the following equipement;

kenwood ddx418

2x arc audio ks1000.1

2x image dynamics i2300

2x 10" Alpine type x subwoofers

stinger spv35 *rear battery*

1/0 awg xscorpion wiring

this pretty much all the equipement i can think of. anyways, reason im asking is because i have the kenwood ddx418 with 4volt preout front/rear. i had to use Y-splitter for the ID i2300 meaning splitting the front preout into 2volts each. and now im using 2x arc audio ks1000.1 doing the same thing with the rear preout. also splitting the rear to 2volt with the Y-splitter. im losing lots of volt?

should i use a line driver?

and can someone please tell me what a line driver does?

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[JoshC 10+ year member]

i have the following equipement;
kenwood ddx418

2x arc audio ks1000.1

2x image dynamics i2300

2x 10" Alpine type x subwoofers

stinger spv35 *rear battery*

1/0 awg xscorpion wiring

this pretty much all the equipment i can think of. anyways, reason im asking is because i have the kenwood ddx418 with 4volt preout front/rear. i had to use Y-splitter for the ID i2300 meaning splitting the front preout into 2volts each. and now im using 2x arc audio ks1000.1 doing the same thing with the rear preout. also splitting the rear to 2volt with the Y-splitter. im losing lots of volt?

should i use a line driver?

 

and can someone please tell me what a line driver does?

Yes, point of it being you can plug in all your RCAs and not use any of that y-cable crap. Also it will allow all your preouts to be at like 5V, plus most of them are also crossovers so you can really fine tune ure system

Im actually planning on getting a half-din model one myself soon, so i can raise my preouts from 2V to 5V and its like having an full equalizer at your finger tips. Check em out man, there pretty cool

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_34936_Massive-Audio-EQ7.html

 

[pinoy2o9 10+ year member]

what if i just stack my amps, daisy chaining type? would i be ok? im so confused. ive never stacked before.

by stacking, i can have all my 4volts back?

 

[throatrattling 10+ year member]

Get a solid line driver like an AC matrix or SSLD6.. it will be like night and day.. do some research my friend

 

[pinoy2o9 10+ year member]

research as in search on this forum??

 

[throatrattling 10+ year member]

And yes, you'll want to strap those amps. Unless you're gain matching the amps on an O-scope for each sub.. then they're going to be getting different amounts of power each.

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

This thread is terrible.

 

[pinoy2o9 10+ year member]

im just confused fellas. sorry.

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

This thread is terrible.

agreed.... Im sorry OP but you have alot of expensive equipment for someone with questions such as these.

But search google, it will bring up threads from all kinds of car audio forms. Make sure you double check everything your going to do before you power up lmfao

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

im just confused fellas. sorry.

lol its cool man dont get discouraged! But atleaste you have nice stuff, just do you homework and watch some youtube vids. Learn all you can before install

I asked some pretty stupid questions myself 6months ago, so no worries lol

 

[pinoy2o9 10+ year member]

I dont know where to begin searching? What do i type? Etc...

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

How to daily link Arc audio KS1000.1 for starters so you can get your low amps set

How to link you ID i2300s

How to set up line driver in your system

 

[pinoy2o9 10+ year member]

Thanks, i will do that.

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

Thanks, i will do that.

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[maylar 10+ year member]

i have the following equipement;
kenwood ddx418

2x arc audio ks1000.1

2x image dynamics i2300

2x 10" Alpine type x subwoofers

stinger spv35 *rear battery*

1/0 awg xscorpion wiring

this pretty much all the equipement i can think of. anyways, reason im asking is because i have the kenwood ddx418 with 4volt preout front/rear. i had to use Y-splitter for the ID i2300 meaning splitting the front preout into 2volts each. and now im using 2x arc audio ks1000.1 doing the same thing with the rear preout. also splitting the rear to 2volt with the Y-splitter. im losing lots of volt?

 

 

should i use a line driver? and can someone please tell me what a line driver does?

Splitting the RCA signal with a Y cable does NOT cut the voltage in half. The input impedance of those amps is so high that they are very little load on the preout drivers. I wouldn't bother with a line driver unless you can't get the amps to full power without it, but I sincerely doubt you'll have any problems.