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<blockquote data-quote="BassAddictJ" data-source="post: 7891176" data-attributes="member: 560415">yes and no.....my avic n5 has something along the lines of 2v or less preamp output. My old xx-cyclops did fine at like 2/3rds gain, my audiopipe ap3k needed the gain even lower, yet my ax3200de needs the gain maxed to achieve the desired output....all in direct swap outs. Even with gain adjustments some amps are just more sensitive than others. I plan on getting a line driver for my substage with this ax amp. To be honest with you Audiocontrol is nice but not worth the premium price. I picked up a used Cache line driver w/ a clipping indicator. As long as you can see that you&#039;re not clipping you should be fine with anything.the flip side is now with the increased input signal, you would have to have to be more aware of where you amp level is at (assuming you use the remote like me) to avoid clipping. Alot easier to red line you amp if you&#039;ve got a solid 8v signal going to it.so most of the time no, you don&#039;t need a line driver...unless you have alot of background noise or get lucky enough to have an amp that won&#039;t do the trick with maxed gain on a low signal.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BassAddictJ, post: 7891176, member: 560415"] yes and no.....my avic n5 has something along the lines of 2v or less preamp output. My old xx-cyclops did fine at like 2/3rds gain, my audiopipe ap3k needed the gain even lower, yet my ax3200de needs the gain maxed to achieve the desired output....all in direct swap outs. Even with gain adjustments some amps are just more sensitive than others. I plan on getting a line driver for my substage with this ax amp. To be honest with you Audiocontrol is nice but not worth the premium price. I picked up a used Cache line driver w/ a clipping indicator. As long as you can see that you're not clipping you should be fine with anything. the flip side is now with the increased input signal, you would have to have to be more aware of where you amp level is at (assuming you use the remote like me) to avoid clipping. Alot easier to red line you amp if you've got a solid 8v signal going to it. so most of the time no, you don't need a line driver...unless you have alot of background noise or get lucky enough to have an amp that won't do the trick with maxed gain on a low signal. [/QUOTE]

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