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<blockquote data-quote="Lasherž" data-source="post: 8716588" data-attributes="member: 679555"><p>I would go for the rear personally, but it doesn't really matter so long as you don't intend to mess with the fader/balance. You'll be using both left and right split into the rear and subwoofer amp so the mono mixer can do its thing and prevent side to side fades in songs from goofing up your bass. Songs only have 2 channels so you don't have to worry about front to back fades.</p><p></p><p>To simplify it a bit, you'll have 4 RCAs out the back of your unit, 2 going to the front speaker amp, and the rear preouts going RCA > RCA y-splitter. From there one left and one right goes to the 2 rear speaker amp and one left and one right goes to the mono subwoofer amp. You'll need 2 splitters either two 1x male to 2x female (then another rca cable) or two 1x male to 2x male if the amps are close to each other.</p><p></p><p>Some amps have preamp outputs that are just shorted to the rca inputs so you wouldn't need a y-splitter but they work the same. Still, if any of your amps have one of those I would go ahead and use them since they're better shielded on the inside of the amp than what's likely to be a cheapo y-splitter. Some amps also have 2-channel mode vs 4-channel mode which means you only need one set of RCAs to power all 4 outputs etc. If you need more help from here I'll need to know what equipment you're using.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lasherž, post: 8716588, member: 679555"] I would go for the rear personally, but it doesn't really matter so long as you don't intend to mess with the fader/balance. You'll be using both left and right split into the rear and subwoofer amp so the mono mixer can do its thing and prevent side to side fades in songs from goofing up your bass. Songs only have 2 channels so you don't have to worry about front to back fades. To simplify it a bit, you'll have 4 RCAs out the back of your unit, 2 going to the front speaker amp, and the rear preouts going RCA > RCA y-splitter. From there one left and one right goes to the 2 rear speaker amp and one left and one right goes to the mono subwoofer amp. You'll need 2 splitters either two 1x male to 2x female (then another rca cable) or two 1x male to 2x male if the amps are close to each other. Some amps have preamp outputs that are just shorted to the rca inputs so you wouldn't need a y-splitter but they work the same. Still, if any of your amps have one of those I would go ahead and use them since they're better shielded on the inside of the amp than what's likely to be a cheapo y-splitter. Some amps also have 2-channel mode vs 4-channel mode which means you only need one set of RCAs to power all 4 outputs etc. If you need more help from here I'll need to know what equipment you're using. [/QUOTE]
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