I just bought a 4 channel amp to power 4 tower speakers and I just realized I have a stock stereo with a single preamp output. Can I just put a splitter on there? If so is this something I could purchase pretty readily at something like a radio shack, best buy, etc. I'll probably buy a new stereo but need a quick fix for a trip I'm taking next week. I can deal with just hooking up the two but if there is something quick and easy I can do then why not. Anyway, I appreciate the help and any other suggestions.

Your amp should take a single pre-amp to feed 4 channels if you don't have 2 deck pre-outs. <BR>pretty standard on most amps.

Something like this maybe...am I making this harder this then it needs to be. Have only hooked up one amp before and it was very straight forward. Thanks <BR> <BR> <BR><a href="http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2117929&amp;cp=2032059.2032325 .2032326&amp;allCount=94&amp;fbn=Type%2FAudio+Cabl e&amp;f=PAD%2FProduct+Type%2FAudio+Cable&amp;fbc=1 &amp;parentPage=family" target="_blank">http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2117929&amp;cp=2032059.2032325 .2032326&amp;allCount=94&amp;fbn=Type%2FAudio+Cabl e&amp;f=PAD%2FProduct+Type%2FAudio+Cable&amp;fbc=1 &amp;parentPage=family</a>

Thanks Newty didn't see your response before I posted again. I'll check that out...of course I didn't even check the amp for something as simple as that. Just assumed I would have to rig something. My bad.

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O.K. I checked the amp and it has two inputs, one for the 1/2 channels and one for the 3/4 channels. When I hooked up the first on my old amp the 3/4 speakers didn't have any sound until I connected an additional cable into the 3/4 input. Is there just a switch or something to tell the amp I only have the one input? This amp is a pretty cheap crunch amp but I don't have a couple grand, or even a few hundred right now, to sink into the system so it will have to do. The 4 page manual is a joke and doesn't give much direction. <BR> <BR>The amp does have basic speaker wire (high level) inputs that I can just connect the speaker wires from the head unit to. Will this sound o.k. Seems like a pretty cheesy way of hooking the speakers up but if the sound is the same as the audio cable then I'm good. <BR> <BR>I guess my question is what would you guys suggest. I would like to have the capability to fade so seems like using the high level or some combination of the two, still need to power a couple 6 1/2s in the boat, is my best bet but if it's going to seriously degrade the quality then I can live without the ability to fade between front and back speakers. Basically I have a set of tower speakers that are front/back. Anyway, I appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.

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