How can i hook up 2 recievers to one source?

[eggyhustles]

Can i hook 2 recievers up to one source? i tried using 2 sets of rca red and whites...2 sets of headphone to rca y plugs...and on the ipod i had a headphone y splitter.. when i would have one reciever hooked up sound came through both speakers..but when i added the other reciever sound would only come through one side...is there any extra wires i need? any help would be appreciated thanks

 

[mtrycrafts]

Can i hook 2 recievers up to one source? i tried using 2 sets of rca red and whites...2 sets of headphone to rca y plugs...and on the ipod i had a headphone y splitter.. when i would have one reciever hooked up sound came through both speakers..but when i added the other reciever sound would only come through one side...is there any extra wires i need? any help would be appreciated thanks

Why do you want to do this in the first place?
How is the rest of the system connected to what?

 

[eggyhustles]

Why do you want to do this in the first place?
How is the rest of the system connected to what?

i figured it'll be louder lol....the rest of the system is connected to 4 other speakers and 2 subs

 

[Sounds Good]

i figured it'll be louder lol....the rest of the system is connected to 4 other speakers and 2 subs

ha ha ha... is this guy serious....

 

[eggyhustles]

so is anyone gonna help me or criticize

 

[MDS]

So the idea is to connect one iPod to two receivers at the same time?

To connect the iPod to ONE receiver you need a cable with a 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo mini plug on one end and 2 RCA connectors on the other end. To send the same signal to TWO receivers you have to split the RCA ends twice because you now need two RCA's for the left channel and two for the right channel. Basically you would need 3 Y adapters.

- stereo mini -> y adapter
- Left side of first Y adapter to another Y adapter (1)
- Right side of first Y adapter to another Y adapter (2)

Now adapter 1 is splitting the left channel into two and adapter 2 is splitting the right channel into two.

- One leg of adapter 1 to left channel of receiver one and the other leg to the left channel of receiver two.
- One leg of adapter 2 to right channel of receiver one and the other leg to right channel of receiver two.

Pretty goofy and IMO it buys you absolutely nothing.

 

[majorloser]

You can run one set of RCA cables from your source to the "tape input" of one receiver then run a second set of RCA cables out of that receiver's "tape output" to the inputs of the second receiver.

This way the first receiver is the "master". All inputs to that one become the inputs to the second. It's basically like setting up a second zone.

 

[eggyhustles]

So the idea is to connect one iPod to two receivers at the same time?

To connect the iPod to ONE receiver you need a cable with a 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo mini plug on one end and 2 RCA connectors on the other end. To send the same signal to TWO receivers you have to split the RCA ends twice because you now need two RCA's for the left channel and two for the right channel. Basically you would need 3 Y adapters.

- stereo mini -> y adapter
- Left side of first Y adapter to another Y adapter (1)
- Right side of first Y adapter to another Y adapter (2)

Now adapter 1 is splitting the left channel into two and adapter 2 is splitting the right channel into two.

- One leg of adapter 1 to left channel of receiver one and the other leg to the left channel of receiver two.
- One leg of adapter 2 to right channel of receiver one and the other leg to right channel of receiver two.

Pretty goofy and IMO it buys you absolutely nothing.

well the system im using..the bass drowns out the mids and highs..so im doin this so i can get louder mids and highs...this is just suttin temp till i buy a new system

 

[MDS]

I like majorloser's idea much better...now why didn't I think of that.

 

[drivehard]

You can run one set of RCA cables from your source to the "tape input" of one receiver then run a second set of RCA cables out of that receiver's "tape output" to the inputs of the second receiver.

This way the first receiver is the "master". All inputs to that one become the inputs to the second. It's basically like setting up a second zone.

When I was back in school...going for all the noise I could I did this trick with two two channel Sony Receivers from my Sony CD player. It worked well for my four years in school. I did have a problem though. If I wanted to just listen to one receiver (the master), I had to have them both on. If I didn't turn on the "slave" the master would have terrible static. The second I turned on the second Rx, it cleared right up...whether I had the "slave" speakers on or not. I fixed this by using a powered splitter...except then I started having digital clipping issues with the newer over mixed CD's (another story). Here is the link to what I used...or I could sell you mine, as I don't use it anymore. Its at radio shack...called a distribution amplifier.

http://tinyurl.com/y8ssmt

 

[jonnythan]

If you're trying to play the same source through two receivers simultaneously in the same room, it's probably going to sound awful.

 

[eggyhustles]

When I was back in school...going for all the noise I could I did this trick with two two channel Sony Receivers from my Sony CD player. It worked well for my four years in school. I did have a problem though. If I wanted to just listen to one receiver (the master), I had to have them both on. If I didn't turn on the "slave" the master would have terrible static. The second I turned on the second Rx, it cleared right up...whether I had the "slave" speakers on or not. I fixed this by using a powered splitter...except then I started having digital clipping issues with the newer over mixed CD's (another story). Here is the link to what I used...or I could sell you mine, as I don't use it anymore. Its at radio shack...called a distribution amplifier.

http://tinyurl.com/y8ssmt

thanks for the offer...i went to radioshack and bought the 3 y cables i needed...it works perfectly wit no static and it sounds pretty good...

 

[eggyhustles]

If you're trying to play the same source through two receivers simultaneously in the same room, it's probably going to sound awful.

NOt really it actually sounds decent