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Originally posted by flapbreaker
This should be an easy one for you all. I have a home theater amp that does not have any preamp outputs. It does have and A and B output but these are powered. My question is can I run a pair of wires from say the B port to rca inputs on a multi zone amp or is there some problem with the signal already having amplification. If there is a problem what can I do if anything to get around it. THanks. |
NO WAY!!! [not directly at least - you need a converter]
The B port is the output of the theater amp's amplifier - it is a "speaker level" output - or high voltage / current output.
The RCA input on the multizone amp is a "line-level" input - or low level input that will be input to the amps of the
multizone amp.
These are not compatible input/outputs. You will notice that they have different connectors - RCA jacks vs screw
terminals. They have different connectors for a reason.
If you ever find yourself making a cable with spade lugs on one side and an RCA jack on the other - you're probably
about to do something very wrong - and about to blow your amps.
Dr. Gregory Greenman
Physicist