Receiver as Tuner


I will be purchasing a tuner in the future. For the meantime, can I connect the pre-amp output of my receiver to the tuner input of my preamp and use the receiver as a tuner? I don't think that it should be a problem, but I wouldn't want to do any damage through lack of knowledge.
kleiman421

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Using the "pre-amp out" on your receiver should not cause any damage, but you would have two volume controls when listening to radio. Would recommend setting the volume on the receiver to about 40%.

The other option is to connect a "tape out" from your receiver to your preamp. The Tape Out of a receiver is not effected by the volume control.

Depending on the quality of your receiver, one method may sound better than the other. (just remember that the two methods may produce considerably different volume levels).