Yes with amps more is not always better.
Yes I wouldn't use one if I was only splitting for 4 outlet or less with short runs.
-7 loss from a single 4 way splitter is nothing when your pre-amp is +22.
I would use a distro amp to cancel out the passive losses in a bigger system.
So a +8amp if I...
It's "passive return" as opposed to an active return amp.
It's active on the FORWARD. Amplifies the signals travaling from the "input" port to the output ports +8 db
For signals going from the "output" ports back to the input port it act's like a passive 4way splitter.
5-42Mhz is Return
54+ is...
