The signal is traveling out of your amp to some other destination, such as a PA system or recording gear. × Yeah but the amp has to have 2 active inputs and there are few amps that have 2 active inputs You need a 6. Reactions: absf and OBW0549. May 17, 2020 #8 OBW0549 said: As I recall, MOSFETs were not compatible with those fab processes. Ol’ #2 is good for players using a multi-effects board that has a hot signal coming from it as well. Sensitivity: 2 ways to do it. Some modern boutique amps do not have an input #2 to save room and keep things simple. Why do old Marshall heads have 4 inputs? Yeah but the amp has to have 2 active inputs and there are few amps that have 2 active inputs You need a 6. Of course I'll have to tell my receiver that I'm bi-amping and it'll make some changes. 2. It is only because the sub HAS those 2 inputs that a Y-adapter CAN happen to be used. Is it a tube amp, solid state, or some hybrid of the two. If you were lucky and had an amp with two channels this problem was minimized……..unless one channel had reverb and the other did not which is a whole other “heads or tails I get the reverb channel” situation. Two RCA inputs can also be used to sum the L/R stereo outputs in a 2.1application where the customer only wants to use one subwoofer. I thought it would be interesting for some readers. “Absolutely nothin’, sing it again……uh“! Clear editor. channels: the inputs will go different places, ex: fenders, one input will go through normal channel, the other will go through a vibrato or something. . The two inputs were supposed to accomodate two players believe it or not! back in the old days not everyone could afford an amp, so they encouraged everyone to just plug into the same amp. My old Music Man has it's more complicated set on the right with Master Volume, gain, reverb, etc. Cheesy stuff. He sent me an email asking me about input #2 on his reissue Fender Princeton Reverb amp and what it is used for. Good allowance savings plan? Is it OK to wire them up as outlined above or is there a better way? Usually input #1 has a bit higher gain than input #2 resulting in a louder, hotter sound. Many jazz players like input #2 for the same reason: more headroom which translates into a bit of a cleaner sound. . There are some exceptions, but there's a reason a lot of players use a Fender amp for their clean tones and a Marshall when they need to bring the thunder. I do all the tech work myself so you deal directly with me. Remember that my switches can work both ways, this means that they can have either 2 inputs and 1 output or 1 input and 2 outputs. my jsx has high gain input and a low gain input, i was thinking bag pipes...but accordian is quite nice. Even then it doesn't sound great, but better than any pedal I've tried with these amps - and I have a closet full of pedals. Just kidding. 5mm cable splitter. My HU has three outs- front, rear, and sub. Switch 2: 2 inputs… How to create a hard link to an inode (ext4)? Tube amps are classic, and while they vary considerably in tone, they do share some remarkable sonic characteristics. Joined Mar 30, 2015 12,106. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions or are in need of some tech work. Some jazz recordings have the upright bass placed entirely on the left channel while the drums (including the kick drume) are faded to the right channel. That amp is only rated for 100 x 2 @ 4-ohms. This is incidentally why some guitar amps that don't have both types of inputs have a "tone cut" switch on them. Attenuate one input, or bypass a tube stage. is this true? Nowadays no player would dare plug into input #2 with their buddy occupying the favored input #1.   Your link has been automatically embedded. I hope this answered your question Vlad and that you keep visiting 300guitars! Assuming that the stereo has only a pair of RCA outputs and you require to feed 2 amplifiers, the basic procedure would be to split the RCA pair.This could be acieved with the use of a 1 male to double female RCA adapter as shown below. Not the best situation at all. Page 2 of 2 < Prev 1 2. Connection would go like this: 1. amps typically dont have multiple a/v inputs and dont switch inputs, what you have is probably a reciever, or an integrated amp. Back when these vintage archetypes were being produced most every manufacturer incorporated two inputs on each amplifier model. my tre's got a low gain and a high gain input. But nonetheless that’s what the original intent was for. A 4-channel amp should be used for mids and highs. 1 Executive Dr Unit L Toms River, NJ 08755. But if you could not afford another amp this is the way it was done. As a matter of fact most vintage amps and vintage style amps have two inputs. Fast forward about 45 years and there is the basically dormant input #2 which brings me back to the original question…..what is it good for? the guy at the store told me the low gain input was for passive pickups and the high gain input was for actives. then you have some older amps. 2. I am a one man shop and my hours can vary so please contact me to confirm that I will be open. Adding a Y splitter doubles the drive voltage at the line level inputs. This results in a 3 dB increase in SPL since the inputs are internally summed. I am also an Eminence, Mercury Magnetics, Mojo Musical Supply dealer. Two HDMI’s in… two common reasons: 1. It's supposed to provide much better highs and lows. Why Do Quality Speakers Have Two Input Terminals? Re: Why do op-amps want their inputs to be the same? It doesn't hurt anything to try.   Your previous content has been restored. Do a search on jumpering 5E3 channels for more ideas in that area. For example, many delay pedals have stereo outputs for “ping-pong” effects, in which repeats bounce back and forth between a pair of speakers. Please ship all repairs to: 1 Executive Dr Unit L Toms River, NJ 08755. It has four inputs because it is a 4-channel amp. There are some tub combo amps that have so much headroom that you're unlikely to send them into overdrive, but for the most part, tube amps are geared to break up. 5mm cable splitter. × Like Reply. Why two inputs? Input #2 can be used for guitars with hot or active pickups. One is tighter than the other. When you get sick of the looseness, go for the 2nd input. Combined, these factors produce far better sound than lesser equipment. This was a question of the day blog post on 12-1-09. High-quality speakers distinguish themselves in a variety of ways: high-end materials, detailed engineering and precise manufacturing. In some amps, the 1 & 2 inputs are simply lo/hi input level running through the same pre-amp circuit varied only by resistance to ground. So there you have it.   You cannot paste images directly. Why do some amps have both hi and low inputs ? The OP asked why sub's have dual inputs. There IS a correct answer to why subs have dual inputs. I have reservations about hooking up the Max4466 and Arduino outputs, in parallel, into the inputs of the TDA2030 amps (to achieve dual inputs) although not sure why. Discussion in 'Amp Input - Normal or Bright' started by ocean, Apr 28, 2018. Many of the "acoustic" amps have an XLR input for one of the channels so you can use it for guitar and vocal. Usually input #1 has a bit higher gain than input #2 resulting in a louder, hotter sound. and as far as wiring it up I'm lost about what needs fused if your using multiple batteries and one amp with dual inputs . Powered by Invision Community. One bizarre effect I remember was that if I rolled down the volume on my guitar, it'd silence his too. / How to jump amp channels. they just have three instrument inputs. They support resolutions beyond the HDMI standard and allow multiple inputs to support a resolution/refresh rate beyond that of standard HDMI. Because they were designed for ENTIRE BANDS. These have two 6. My first gigging amp was a Fender Deluxe 112 Plus which had 2 inputs. As a matter of fact most vintage amps and vintage style amps have two inputs. I doubt you’re going to invite your BFF over to jam on your Princeton Reverb and make him plug into input #2 but it’s there for high output guitars or pedalboards and for jazz players. This particular amp has two inputs marked with the numbers 1 and 2. Some low-noise audio op amps have JFET inputs. By These have two 6. Paste as plain text instead, × I have seen that most amps have two inputs. i have been looking at some higher watt amps like the aq3500 and the dat2500. The preamp has all the inputs, and the amp powers the speakers. Sometimes even a microphone was plugged into input #2! Display as a link instead, × © 1995-2019 Harmony Central, Inc. All rights reserved. .   Pasted as rich text. A discussion of a Y-adapter should have never entered this thread. Was just reading through posts and didn't understand a few amp references so I've got to ask, why do a lot of amps have the one set of controls and inputs plus another set in the same amp? I do remember when a HU had one pre-out though. Amp A and Amp B are connected to the inputs of switch 1. The two inputs were supposed to accomodate two players believe it or not! Bi-wiring high-end speakers will drastically improve their audio performance. That reason is NOT so that a Y-adapter can be used to connect the sub. Sonny Rollins' Way out West SACD is like this. Saturday 10am - 2pm. You can post now and register later. Any good HU does now days. Can i use both at the same time? I read that one have lower volume. On some less expesive models there would be some humming as you turned down as well. Also as hasserl points out, not all amps are designed this way. So, while not commonly needed, I think that the stereo inputs and the outputs have their place for some of us. Use the input that sounds good to you, what you need to get you to the breakup/distortion level vs loudness you want. Sometimes you can or cant use them at the same time depending on whether th inputs are in phase. This gives these particular guitars a “padded” input so the first gain stage is not overdriven resulting in some unwanted distortion. I liked chorus on my cleans but I hated the tap dancing involved to turn it off when I went to dirties. A true amp is meant to be used with a pre-amp. The two inputs into the subwoofers car are very necessary as it helps to produce the best sound quality and improve bass. I know this might be the wrong forum but here goes. And a HU with only one set of outputs wouldn't be in my vehicle. (I am in every other Saturday). I feel like an idiot asking this question but a friend of mine has an old Marshall JTM-45 amp with 4 inputs on it. 300Guitars1 Executive Dr Unit 1L Toms River, NJ 08755. The jcm800 (and some soldanos and the 5150) use a bypassed tube stage input, which is ALWAYS out of phase with the other input, and using both at the same time makes it sound like {censored}. To confuse guitar players who can't make up their mind. dl324. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Upload or insert images from URL. The 805 is just set up to bi-amp already. danuniversal, April 17, 2008 in Amps. Hi and welcome to JustAnswer, Initially, pls confirm if the stereo has "one set of RCA inputs" or "one set of RCA outputs". Wrong - the High gain input would be better suited for passive pickups, and the Low gain would be better for actives. Why do some car subwoofers have 2 inputs? 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