Does splitting rcas make you lose SQ

[jj4475 10+ year member]

My father hasn't had a proper stereo in his car for a good 10 years. Well I got him a couple pair of Pioneers premier speakers and a 5 channel amp. I plan to ad a very small box with a 10". But he insists on keeping his current cd player. It only has 1 rca ouput and the amp wants 3 inputs. F R and Sub. So was wondering if I split this rca output a few times, is that bad news? Or should I just go ahead and buy him and HU and just put it in there when hes not around //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif. I got a couple weeks to come up with a plan. Thanks

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[ChevyRidinLow]

it seems to me it would reduce the rca voltage so it would make the sq not as good. use a line driver not a splitter

 

[jj4475 10+ year member]

Oh no he I think its only 2v outputs to begin with lol... Ill check them out. Thanks

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

it seems to me it would reduce the rca voltage so it would make the sq not as good. use a line driver not a splitter

this.. there is only so much signal to begin with.. a Y splitter doesn't magically increase the signal so you will lose it with out a line driver of sorts.. I would suggest and eq/line driver.. get the best of both worlds..

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

^^^^ But if u got the cash just buy a hu with more preamps...

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Id buy a better HU.

All a line driver will do is increase a crappy signal and make it worse.

Using Y Splitters he loses his left/right fade and front/back fade depending on how you set them up.

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

this is for his dad.. who is happy with his h/u.. so you make it work for him

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

The input impedance of a typical amp is so high that it's no load at all. You'll only lose millivolts. However you lose front/rear fade. Consider not amping the rear speakers and/or using high level inputs off the rears for subs. Works fine.

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

it's a parallel circuit voltage is maintain but current is reduced..

you will get 2v across the board but the actual output of the signal is divided..

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

btw the higher vOlathe is just harder to induce noise..

1 volt sounds as god as 10volt as long as there is no noise..

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

My father hasn't had a proper stereo in his car for a good 10 years. Well I got him a couple pair of Pioneers premier speakers and a 5 channel amp. I plan to ad a very small box with a 10". But he insists on keeping his current cd player. It only has 1 rca ouput and the amp wants 3 inputs. F R and Sub. So was wondering if I split this rca output a few times, is that bad news? Or should I just go ahead and buy him and HU and just put it in there when hes not around //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif. I got a couple weeks to come up with a plan. Thanks

as in the old school premiers???

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

btw the higher vOlathe is just harder to induce noise..1 volt sounds as god as 10volt as long as there is no noise..

ya in a car environment noise is never there though right..? either way being able to keep the gain down on the amp will help reduce noise

 

[ejschultz 10+ year member]

it's a parallel circuit voltage is maintain but current is reduced..you will get 2v across the board but the actual output of the signal is divided..

This. The current is cut in half. That would lower the power the RCAs carry, making it more possible to induce noise into the system. If it's split right at the amp, it'll be fine.

 

[jj4475 10+ year member]

Ok. Thanks alot guys. There just the D-Series speakers. Dont think there old school but they look nice. I got from a local audio shop.

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

Ok. Thanks alot guys. There just the D-Series speakers. Dont think there old school but they look nice. I got from a local audio shop.

great speakers. I run some as midbass. They will take a ton of power too