explain what y adapters do please???

[Orio5 10+ year member]

what are y- adapter wires supposed to do??

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[NoLimit 10+ year member]

Y splitters?

Like, one input 2 output type deal?

http://www.precisiontandems.com/cat_pics/y-adapter.jpg

That?

Edit - ****, click the link, wont let me img link it

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Split the signal.

Usually used if your h/u doesnt have a rear preout or your amp doesnt have pass through rca's and you are hooking up 2 or more amps off the same signal. Also if you are using a 2ch amplifier and have a dvc subwoofer hooked with 1 Vc per channel and want the same signal.

They come in either 2 male, 1 female or 1 male and 2 female.

 

[leonsv 10+ year member]

http://www.bcae1.com/

go to #106

 

[Orio5 10+ year member]

**** lol im still confused please explain in lamest terms ...like is it supposed to give you another set of preamps or somthing..lol please explain

 

[billabongcr 5,000+ posts]

yes. you can hook up 2 amps to one headunit, if the first amp you hooked up doesnt have little holes you hook up rca's into to go into the other amp. if it does, just run the rcas from one amp to another, then you dont need the y splitters.

with the alpine headunit your getting..it has 3 sets of preouts. your fine.

 

[Orio5 10+ year member]

so another words use the input jacks on the sub's amp and connect it to the headunit and run the speakers amp's output jack and connect to the sub's amp input jack right?

 

[billabongcr 5,000+ posts]

left = amp with 2 sets of preouts, run set of rcas from one amp to the other.

right = amp is 1 set of preouts, need y splitter

 

[Orio5 10+ year member]

o ok thanks

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Ghetto paint ftw !

 

[billabongcr 5,000+ posts]

no doubt

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

**** lol im still confused please explain in lamest terms

Too funny.

I think you meant "layman's." As in a person not up on the technical terminology. Of course if you want lame, you've come to the right place.