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preouts and speaker outputs

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=35315
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Topic: preouts and speaker outputs

Posted By: ghj20
Subject: preouts and speaker outputs
Date Posted: July 09, 2004 at 8:08 PM

I am wondering whether it is ok to connect 4 speakers to the speaker out puts of the head unit and also use preouts connected to amps so that i can run further speakers. Thanks in advance




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Posted By: lensam69
Date Posted: July 09, 2004 at 8:42 PM
Read your manual...

I know my Alpine (CDA-9831) Head unit can do it, but i can't speak for others...

You probably can, since the output of the pre-amps is very small, i don't think it would affect the HU adversely.

BUT, before you start splicing cables, wait to see what other people say...

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: July 09, 2004 at 10:38 PM
Good advice above: READ YOUR OWNERS MANUAL!  What kind of head unit is it (make/model)?

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Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: July 10, 2004 at 12:52 PM
sure you can...the powered output stages and the preout stages are distinctly different circuits...using or not using one has no effect on the other....

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Posted By: ghj20
Date Posted: July 12, 2004 at 6:11 PM

It is a Kenwood KRC-579R. It's got two sets of RCA preouts. I checked tha manual but does not tell anything about running both speaker outputs and RCA outputs of the HU.

I was thinking about what kgerry said, but still waiting to here more opinions, before i connect it. Thanks guys.




Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: July 12, 2004 at 6:16 PM
You'll never need another opinion after kgerry when it comes to technical information. :)

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