Noobie has amp question?

[fishmunger 10+ year member]

I am planning on ordering a kole audio hk-980 amplifier, but i need to it to have preamp outputs so i can use a 2nd set of patch cables and send the signal to another amp, all the specs say is that this amp has a "line output" is that the same thing? thanks

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[jaboran 10+ year member]

it depends on what the other amp witll be doing

which one will be full range?

which one will be low pass?

the amp pushing subwoofers should go OUT to the amp producing Highs/Mids

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

does your current headunit have 2 sets of rca's? it wouldn't be a bad idea to upgrade your headunit to one with 2 sets of rca's.

 

[fishmunger 10+ year member]

it has one set of rca's and i dont have enough money to upgrade it. its a nakamichi cd-35z. I was going to run it into the subwoofer amp, and then out and into the amp for the 6x9's. So is a "line output" the same as saying it has preamp outputs? thanks

 

[fishmunger 10+ year member]

bump help please trying to order tonight

 

[Scarenius 10+ year member]

Yes, almost any female RCA cable will be a line out, or a "pre-amp" and both are usable. They both send a signal that an amp can use. You just have to set gains properly.

However, to test it, just attach this RCA line to a speaker. If you get sound (It will be very very very quiet) it is a line out. If you get nothing it is a line in.

 

[fishmunger 10+ year member]

thanks. so the line output they are talking about will allow me to run patch cables from my headunit to my sub amp, and from my sub amp to my 6x9 amp correct? if i have the sub amp set at a low pass at 80 hz, it will still feed the second amp an unfiltered signal, correct? cuz i want the second amp to run at full with no crossovers. also, do i need to some how figure out a way to put the turn on lead to both amps? like solder it or something? thanks for the help im really new at this

 

[fishmunger 10+ year member]

bump pleez