I have a small sound system for a band. I am running a mono monitor setup powering four floor monitors, connected in parallel pairs at 4 Ohms per pair. These are being powered by a single CS800 amplifier - one pair connected to amp channel A and one pair connected to amp channel B. I am trying to decide between two ways to connect the mono monitor signal to the amp's two channels. Method 1 - I can run a single balanced XLR cable from the monitor EQ output to the channel A input of the CS800 and then use a jumper between the amp's channel A input and the channel B input (Peavey calls this "Full Range Mono" in their manual. I believe the two amp inputs, when connected this way, are in parallel and Peavey even refers to it as a Y-cord connection. Method 2 - I can use an XLR Y-splitter right out of the monitor EQ output and then run from the two Y-Splitter outputs to the amp's channel A and channel B inputs. Is there really any difference in these connection methods? Which method is better? What are the pros and cons of each?