help wiring my RCAs urgent

[lotas 10+ year member]

ok my HU (Pioneer deh5500) has two sets of rcas out. one is (front or rear, im not sure which, doesnt matter) and the other is a sub out. How can i get both rca inputs on my jl 300/4 to be occupied when i only have 1 pair of rcas from the hu? I know the jl 300/4 can be run all 4channels off of 1set of rcas but i try this feature and it doesnt work out right.

my question is, do i need RCA splitters, or Y splitters, or RCA Y cables or what? Basically i need 1pair of RCAs from my head unit to turn into 2pairs :-/ thanks a lot.

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[boister77 10+ year member]

not sure about the amp, but some amps have a daisy chain out. which that you contact the out to the input of the other channels. if it doesn't have that option, you will need a splitter.

 

[lotas 10+ year member]

well my sub amp (kicker kx 1200) has a rca output but i think its lowpass only.

anyways, what do i goto buy? do i just goto like best buy and buy "rca splitters"? or is there a formal name for them?

 

[themainjam 10+ year member]

any output should be a preamp output. which means it is the same signal comign out of your HU. but you should just get the splitters so split the signal to both rca inputs. if this was for full range speakers then you would need to seperate the rear and front RCAs so you would have to run two sets of RCAs.

if its a sub then just use the splitters.

 

[themainjam 10+ year member]

they are called Y splitters and thats exactly what they look like.

 

[lotas 10+ year member]

is this them?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051826213337&skuId=5433854&type=product

 

[themainjam 10+ year member]

thats a little more than you need i will try to find some.

 

[lotas 10+ year member]

thats a little more than you need i will try to find some.

thanks

shops i have around:

BB

CC

RadioShack

Target

Walmart(last resort...)

 

[themainjam 10+ year member]

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=42-2536

like those but the reverse plugs.... you know female in and male out i think.....

 

[lotas 10+ year member]

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=42-2536
like those but the reverse plugs.... you know female in and male out i think.....

ah k, so i get the male ones and i get two sets and each male one goes into the amp?

 

[themainjam 10+ year member]

yeah L and R RCA get split. so put both the L split into the red and both the R into the white. or however you have them.

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

I can get you these. For $5 each. plus two more dollars to ship ($12).

John

 

[themainjam 10+ year member]

wow another thing that the wire companies have taken and put a color on and doubled the price on.... ICK!

its like 1/0 guauge wire for .95 a foot from the welding companies while its like 2-3 form anywhere in the car audio world.

nothing against you just stating the obvious.

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

These are fully shielded and the connectors on the end freakin rock. They have split cuts so they won't come loose. There are three or four people on here who have them from me, NGSM or something and sammy1.

 

[themainjam 10+ year member]

my ones from Radioshack have lasted 4 years now and sound great //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

ok..

 

[themainjam 10+ year member]

naw man i was just saying mine are shielded and they were 2.99 and they connect just fine. no reason to spend 5 bucks plus shipping. but they didnt look as good as yours though.....

 

[lotas 10+ year member]

i just got some from radioshack...cost like 8$ total. doesnt matter to me cause amp is under my seat so you dont see the install anyways.

 

[sammy1 10+ year member]

These are fully shielded and the connectors on the end freakin rock. They have split cuts so they won't come loose. There are three or four people on here who have them from me, NGSM or something and sammy1.

I'll vouch for John! his cables are awesome! I just got finished installing them roday and you can tell the quality difference between my old cables and John's! I recommend these cables any day! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wowflash.gif.89a61f4caede63a11dac36e97d61323e.gif