tape out = preout ???


i tried connecting a sub to the preouts on my amp but didn't get any signal. i then connected the leads to the tape out jacks on my amp and get a signal. is this a good way to hook up a sub, i.e. do the tape out jacks give the same signal as the preouts?

amp is cambridge audio 840a v2.

thanks!
tanglewood

Showing 1 response by newbee

What Plato said. But a little more specifically, the tape out is going to pass the signal from the source without amplification or attenuation. When you hit a loud section from the source when connected thru the tape out you could damage your speakers, etc.

What I would consider doing is to get a pair of Y splitters and connect them to the pre-out, and have one set of connectors to the amp section and the other connected to the sub. That way the VC on the Integrated would control both the amp section on the Integrated and the sub.

I'm not familiar with your Integrated, this is just generic advise so take it for what its worth.