Does splitting rcas make you lose SQ

[ejschultz 10+ year member]

I run the D series components in my Jeep. For the money, they cannot be beat.

 

[maylar 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..

The current through RCA cables is microamps:

2 Volts / 20K ohms = 100 microamps. Ohm's Law.

Output impedance of a preout is a few hundred ohms. You'd have to split the signal 20 times before losing a tenth of a volt.

The voltage is all that matters, and adding a couple of additional amp inputs is insignificant.

 

[audioholic 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..

To clarify what you said, its not really any harder to induce noise with a higher voltage, there is simply a larger difference between the signal level and the noise threshold. IOW, if your h/u outputs 2volts, and you get 1volt of induced current (noise), there is less difference between the intended signal and the noise than there would be if your h/u output was 8volts (because your induced current/noise will still be 1volt).

I mention this because there is a common misconception that higher signal voltage somehow repels induced noise, which is not the case.

 

[ejschultz 10+ year member]

But higher voltage preouts do make your ish louder... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

But higher voltage preouts do make your ish louder... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

No, it doesn't affect output potential in any way, shape, or form.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

No, it doesn't affect output potential in any way, shape, or form.

Pretty sure he was just joking

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Pretty sure trolling is against the rules here.

 

[ejschultz 10+ year member]

Pretty sure he was just joking

This...

Pretty sure trolling is against the rules here.

...and oops.