y cables, are they dangerous


what would happen if i used a set of y cables to install another amp into my preamp, both amps would be 8 ohms but different power ratings.

ive seen this done before but im still worried about doing it in my rig as mine costs alot more than the 1 that i saw it done with.

im not makin a move here till im 100% sure that im not gonna fry some caps or somthing even worse.

if you are doing this or have done this please tell me the application you used.

mike.
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Showing 1 response by nighthawk

Bigjoe, do you have an electronic crossover, or does the tweeter panel have a crossover built-in? You can damage tweeters by running a full-range signal into them without a crossover. At the very least it won't sound good, even if they're not damaged.

Generally, for biamping, the setup would be preamp to electronic crossover, then the crossover would drive each power amp. You wouldn't need a Y adapter.