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[mazza7282]

I have recently found out that the amplifier I have brought has high and low inputs, although the connection for the high output is not RCA only the ones for low inputs are, so therefore what exactly do I have to to make the high input connector into RCA.

You will see by my picture of the side of the amp what the female connection looks like, and also the cable that came supplied with the amp, my head unit also comes with x2 pairs of rca connectors, one for high and one for low, the rcas in the back of the headunit are for high inputs, so that is the one that i have plugged those into.

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I think this is why the quality is piss poor like.

[Bumbazor]

As I understand it, low inputs using RCA connectors are direct from the headunit's RCA outputs. I prefer this method.

High inputs are used when you use the signal directly from the speaker wire. So you would cut the speakers off and wire into your high inputs on the amp. This is useful if you can't be bothered or it is tricky to use low level RCA inputs, as the speaker wires are already there. Then obviously you would wire the speakers you cut back into the amp's speaker outputs.
The headunit will have already amplified the signal coming into the high input and so the amp will not be doing as much work as if low level inputs were used, which is when the amp does more work and the headunit less.

I prefer using low level inputs and making the amp do most of the work, as my amp is better suited (designed for the job - to amplify), bigger, and can handle the heat more than my headunit.

[unlucky alf]

always use the low power rca connections where possible, otherwise you are in danger of overdriving the amp & damaging it, the low power signal rca connections should be 0.4watt which are designed with amps in mind.

[mazza7282]

Magic, thanks a lot

I will be sending this thing back then

[unlucky alf]

im confused as to why your head unit would have high inputs?, normally you have 2 or 4 channel output rca`s which should be as i said 0.4 watt, just a matter of getting rca leads & plugging them like for like to the amp, try & get double screened rca cable [or oxygen free] to minimise interferrence.