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passive preamp sub output?

I own an Acurus integrated (DIA 100, MKII). It has "passive" circuitry, and no preamp output. In an ongoing effort to consolidate my HT system and dedicated stereo system (see my other thread!) I want to use it with a sub. However, it doesn't have a preamp output. I tried using the "tape out" output, to no avail. Any ideas/solutions/hope? Much appreciated, Ben
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I'll keep an eye peeled for it. Thanks for the suggestion. Ben
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Gregm is not confused, and unless I am, the active crossover idea won't help. Kr4 did motivate me to think a bit further, and the sub has speaker-level inputs, so presumably I could just run speaker cable from the amp to the sub. However, something makes me think that the line level connection would be better quality. True?..and if so, am I better off with the adapters Kr4 mentions, or does their inclusion offset any sonic advantage to using line level vs. speaker level? Thanks guys, Ben
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Okay, now tell me this. Let's say I run a second run of wire from my amp to the sub high level, what if I run a line level connector from the pre I'm using for my ht system...I'd have two inputs to the sub, one for stereo use, one for ht use, any harm done? what happens if I accidentally run stereo and ht at the same time? my, said pooh, this stuff sure is complicated! ben
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