Only one subwoofer preout?

[JBGabriel 10+ year member]

Im helping my buddy put a system in his ranger. He went ahead and got a jensen vm9312 because he wanted a touch screen for cheap (i told him you get what you pay for) . Anyways this unit only has one rca output for the subwoofer. Does that mean i should use a y-splitter or can i just use the preout for the rear channels? Thanks

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[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

If you have a monoblock amp, then 1 RCA input will work just fine.

If you are running the subs in stereo, then Y-splitters is your best bet.

 

[JBGabriel 10+ year member]

Alright good thats what ill end up doin then

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

If you have a monoblock amp, then 1 RCA input will work just fine.
If you are running the subs in stereo, then Y-splitters is your best bet.

his 1 preout is mono, how is he going to achieve stereo output from it?

 

[JBGabriel 10+ year member]

I dont need stereo its going to a monoblock amp running subs. I just wasnt sure that you could get away with just running one.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

all you need is the 1 output.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

his 1 preout is mono, how is he going to achieve stereo output from it?

It wouldn't be true stereo. What I meant was running them on a 2ch amp.

 

[BOOKER 10+ year member]

It wouldn't be true stereo. What I meant was running them on a 2ch amp.

Well I'm in the same issue as you are, since my JVC double din unit also has a single RCA sub output, and I will be running my subs off a bridged two channel amp.

I will be using a Y adapter to regular RCA cables, and that should do the trick.

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