i have 1 subwoofer output on my head unit,how do i connect to a 6 channel amplifier,do i need an rca splitter?

Answer 1

Just get a pair of RCA Y-type splitter to splice the RCa wires to your 6 channel inputs of the amp. the only disadvantge is that the voltage of the input signal is lowered since is divided, to fix this readjust the gain in the amp to compensate the drop in voltage.

Answer 2

I assume that you're hooking up the front and rear outputs to the amplifier in addition to the subwoofer output.

If you're bridging two of the amplifier channels to run the subwoofer, it's possible that you don't need to split the output. Many amplifiers, when working in bridged mode, only take the signal from the left channel input; so that's the only one you'd need to connect. Check your amplifier's owner's manual for more information.

If you're not bridging the amplifier, or if yours requires both inputs, or if you're not sure, then go ahead and use an RCA splitter. Your output's voltage WILL NOT be divided by doing this.

Answer 3

you are able to the two use y rca adapters from the front or rear rca's or you additionally can get a line point converter which converts speaker point outputs to rca and bounce that off of the two the front or rear speaker outputs on the amp . i could recomend the 1st option

Answer 4

Well, by doing what Electhrolite says, you will have a 6 channel mono ouput amp, meaning all channels will be the same signal - no seperation of right, left, front or back.

If you want seperation, you'd be better off using a 4 channel line out converter.

Answer 5

you only need one output from the head unit, the amp splits that into the outputs in most cases.

if you need two sets of outputs for your amp, yes, split them to make two left and two right.