Hello from Ed

[eddiek]

how to add a power amp to a integrated amp

 

[haisaikat]

how to add a power amp to a integrated amp

I believe you want to utilize the volume control (preamp) of the preamp along with the input selector and use the power amp to actually drive the speakers. You can do that only of the Integrated amp has pre-outs. What are the exact devices in your setup?

 

[sound1]

how to add a power amp to a integrated amp

glad you asked i was wondering the same thing since past 10 years

 

[efernand1]

how to add a power amp to a integrated amp

Hi

Welcome to HFV.

This is an interesting platform with a lot of members with rich experience and knowledge...all this is reflected in the various posts under different threads......

Share the integrated amp and power amp details....usually the integrated amp would have pre outs or rec out or tape out or line out which can be fed to the power amp

 

[Eight1zero]

welcome to the forum

 

[bornfi]

how to add a power amp to a integrated amp

What integrated amp do you have? It depends on whether there are pre-outs or not.

 

[Prodigy]

See if your current IA has Pre Out. Usually most IA’s have Line Level Out and hooking up a PA using Line Out is not a great idea. You will have no control over the volume unless you can find a PA which has Singe volume control for all channels or has a remote to control the volume easily.

Line out has a fixed voltage signal unaffected by the volume control.
Pre-out is normally a variable signal since it is intended to be connected to a power amp, in this case adjusting the volume control adjusts the output signal level as a power amp is traditionally fixed gain.

 

[shinshya]

Welcome Ed !

 

[Shammi Dang]

See if your current IA has Pre Out. Usually most IA’s have Line Level Out and hooking up a PA using Line Out is not a great idea. You will have no control over the volume unless you can find a PA which has Singe volume control for all channels or has a remote to control the volume easily.

Line out has a fixed voltage signal unaffected by the volume control.
Pre-out is normally a variable signal since it is intended to be connected to a power amp, in this case adjusting the volume control adjusts the output signal level as a power amp is traditionally fixed gain.

It's a question regarding Rec out and Line out. Can we use Rec out from an integrated amplifier to send signal to another integrated amplifier or active speaker. Hope there will be no harm to the preamp sec of the other/second integrated amplifier or the active speaker. I have seen that REC out the signal is consistent with considerable volume. There must be a difference between Line out and Rec out, which is more safe for the kind of connection I am talking about.

 

[nvdprasad007]

welcome