Best way to connect multiple amps to one DAC using RCA's?

[Blueshound24]

So can anyone recommend some kind of splitter that would maybe come off the RCA outs of a DAC that would allow you to hook up three to four different amps at the same time? On the other hand, would that somehow degrade the sound by lessening the signal to each amp by splitting it up too many ways?
 
 
My setup:
Computer JRiver 22 ->  PS Audio Perfect Wave II 2.4.3  ->  Parasound Halo -> KEF LS50
                                                                                 ->  Icon Audio HP8 MKII and/or Lyr and/or multiple other amps.
 
 
I do have pre-outs and RECORD outs on the Parasound Halo that could send signal to a couple amps but that would be like adding another middleman to the equation and wouldn't be as direct of signal as straight out of the DAC.
 
TIA for any help.

 

[theveterans]

Use a passive preamp before your headphone amps. An example would be Schiit Sys that has 2 outputs and 1 input or vice versa.

 

[Blueshound24]

  Use a passive preamp before your headphone amps. An example would be Schiit Sys that has 2 outputs and 1 input or vice versa.

 
Hmm, except in Schiit's FAQ:
 

Hey, can you use this in reverse to switch 1 input to two outputs?
Yes, with the volume all the way up. But why not just use RCA Y-cables or splitters?

 
And to that, I don't really need the function of a pre-amp, and I have been using something similar to these: https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-adapter-male-female-assembly/dp/B0009MFRW0/ 
 
I need to output my DAC to my speaker amp and three headphone amps for a total of four. So using the AudioQuest splitter and using PreOuts and Record out from my speaker amp would work, but I was hoping for a cleaner solution.
 
Then, back to my original question, would that somehow degrade the sound by lessening the signal to each amp by splitting it up too many ways?

 

[Mr Rick]

   
Hmm, except in Schiit's FAQ:
 
 
And to that, I don't really need the function of a pre-amp, and I have been using something similar to these: https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-adapter-male-female-assembly/dp/B0009MFRW0/ 
 
I need to output my DAC to my speaker amp and three headphone amps for a total of four. So using the AudioQuest splitter and using PreOuts and Record out from my speaker amp would work, but I was hoping for a cleaner solution.
 
Then, back to my original question, would that somehow degrade the sound by lessening the signal to each amp by splitting it up too many ways?

I use two SYS and Y-cables to send signal from one DAC to eight amplifiers. 
 
I'm sure someone will come along to tell me that I am degrading my signal, but if I am, I can't hear it.

 

[Blueshound24]

 

   
Hmm, except in Schiit's FAQ:
 
 
And to that, I don't really need the function of a pre-amp, and I have been using something similar to these: https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-adapter-male-female-assembly/dp/B0009MFRW0/ 
 
I need to output my DAC to my speaker amp and three headphone amps for a total of four. So using the AudioQuest splitter and using PreOuts and Record out from my speaker amp would work, but I was hoping for a cleaner solution.
 
Then, back to my original question, would that somehow degrade the sound by lessening the signal to each amp by splitting it up too many ways?

I use two SYS and Y-cables to send signal from one DAC to eight amplifiers. 
 
I'm sure someone will come along to tell me that I am degrading my signal, but if I am, I can't hear it.

 
I think I will go with these http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vampire-Wire-Y-Y-Adapters-1-RCA-male-to-2-RCA-female-all-metal-gold-plated-/401061739567 and daisy chain them together off the back of my DAC.
 
That will give me three outputs direct from my DAC from a solid adapter, without "Y" wires, (which could degrade?). Then I also have the RECORD out and Pre-outs from the back of my Parasound Halo that I could utilize.
 
Or, I guess I could just get a couple more of the hard adapters then I would have four outputs direct from the DAC from a
solid adapter, all without "Y" wires.

 

[Blueshound24]

This might be another option, however it is not passive and being a distribution amp it may adversely change the audio signal.
 
https://www.amazon.com/Rolls-DA134-4-Channel-Distribution-Amplifier/dp/B00BYNGUME/

 

[Blueshound24]

It would be interesting to hear others solutions to splitting the signal from a DAC to multiple headphone amps (3-4), plus an integrated speaker amp.