5 volt head unit with 4 volt amp

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Topic: 5 volt head unit with 4 volt amp

Posted By: riccivic
Subject: 5 volt head unit with 4 volt amp
Date Posted: December 07, 2006 at 12:35 PM

I have Kenwood KDC 679 head unit with 5 volt RCA outs, and I want conect Nakamichi amp PA1004 with input sensitivity: 150 mV to 4V.

What happend with the amp??

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Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: December 07, 2006 at 4:22 PM

You can connect that deck to that amp no problem...it won't always be sending a 5 volt signal..just don't crank the sub volume up on the deck

Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: December 07, 2006 at 10:22 PM

The deck could boast of having 8 volt preout and you'd still be fine connecting to the amplifier. As always, be sure to set deck volume maximum to below clipping level, and set gains on the amplifier to match, below clipping.

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