View Full Version : Outputting sound from headphone jack on guitar amp to stereo?


plissken99
07-22-08, 10:59 PM
I don't see why this would be a problem, but there is one instance where the two didn't mix(my older brother once tried wiring his guitar amp directly to his stereo set up like it was a speaker, and blew the amp, he was 14 lol). And since I don't hear of people doing it often, I thought I'd play it safe, and ask.

My guitar amplifier has a headphone output(so does my little G1 effects device), so I thought it would be cool if I could run a 1/8th mini to RCA cable to my stereo(Denon reciever, Klipsch speakers) and play on it. Will this play hell with impedences and or blow speakers?

Thanks

Mr. Audio
07-23-08, 01:07 AM
The best way to hook the guitar to your Denon is to totally bypass the guitar amplifier's headphone jack and just plug the guitar straight into the Denon's phono input.

tsteves
07-25-08, 07:39 PM
Please don't do as Mr Audio says!
And don't play your guitar from the headphone outputs into your stereo, you will most likely destroy your speakers! If you must - compress the guitar signal to the extreme, keep the headphone output low, and do not play even remotely loud, or your speakers will be toast!

El Espectro
07-25-08, 07:42 PM
I would not consider doing this a good idea. I'd stay away from it.

plissken99
07-25-08, 08:16 PM
Lol, yeah don't worry I figured Mr. Audio was full of it. Eh twas just a passing idea, thats why I asked 1st. :)

Mr. Audio
07-25-08, 08:49 PM
Hey I have no problem with a little controversy as long as you can show where I was wrong. Yeah, go ahead and plug the amplifier's headphone output into one of the inputs of your receiver. See how that works out. I happen to have first hand experience with this subject and the way to do it is to plug the GUITAR, minus the amplifier into the phono input due to the guitar's extreme low level signal much like a record player. The phono input is made to amplify small signals of this nature. But go ahead and listen tsteves, he seams to know a lot more. Especially since it's more likely to blow out an input on your receiver before it takes out your speakers by red neckin' two amplifiers together. Let me know how that works out for ya.