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How to connect monoblocks to a single REL sub with ONE RCA input

I just purchased two Quicksilver 60w Monoblock amplifiers and a LineStage Preamp by QS.
To connect this REL 328, normally one uses connect their Speakon cable (Red, Yellow, Black ends that connect to Right+, Left+, and Ground) or a SINGLE "low-level" RCA in. But this preamp doesn’t have a single sub out.

REL’s advice is to buy a second sub and attach one sub to each monoblock. Well, maybe I’ll do that, but in the meantime, I’d like to be able to hook up what I have.

Should I orient the amps so that the speaker terminals are close enough together to attach the strands of the Speakon cables? I have been warned by REL not to hook up high level to monoblocks because it will create a ground problem.

An alternative is that I get a Y cable that will bring two RCA outputs from my Preamp into the single RCA input on the REL?

Or is there another alternative?

Advice appreciated. (But please try not to tell me to just buy a second sub.)
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hilde45 OP
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@djones51 -- Thanks. That may be helpful.
@jl35 Agreed. I got this $1800 sub used for $900 because it just wasn’t in my budget to spend more. It’s now hard to find. I might sell it and get two lesser subs (maybe smaller REL’s). But for my present room, this single REL is definitely powerful enough, though as you and others have pointed out, it’s not optimal.
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the point i was trying to make hilde45,  is that one sub can sound great, and if you don't have hum issues, the mono blocks are not an issue...I have mono blocks and one REL and am very happy with the results...
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@hilde45  I understood your OP as to the hook up concerns with mono blocks...as I had the same concerns myself with my mono blocks. It always made a lot of sense to me to have two(2) subs in this situation. REL suggest this for probably a couple of reasons...one is that the hook up isn't going to be an issue, secondly the potential for greater extension is also a factor. Two smaller subs will actually produce more accurate bass than one large sub, IME. Lastly, they get to sell another sub..:0)
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@jl35 Got you. And that makes me feel good! Since I just got these amps, I will have a chance to live with the setup for a while and see how itis.

@daveyf That's a really interesting point -- two smaller subs. I read somewhere not to go smaller than a 10 inch woofer. I wonder if that's for any and all subs or for just one. And I don't blame REL for their advice -- it does seem optimal for sound and that's what they're known for. It is helpful to have some "escape hatch" for that person who wants/can afford *one* good sub rather than *two* lesser subs.

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@hilde45  I have two (2) REL T5i's in my system. They are more than enough for my small room. I believe that two 8" drivers ( in the two T5i) are more surface area than one 10" driver. IME, the room size is the real factor as to how many subs and the size of each...not 10" driver or bigger, etc. 
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