Preamp Question

boston1450
boston1450 Posts: 7,640
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Ive got a preamp im going to use Deoxit on & to hook it back up to the amp is hard to get at (i got another one in its place) the question is - i have a receiver with pre outs n main in & i was wondering after i clean the controls-can i hook it to back of receiver & run cd player to preamp & give it a listen to ? Any feedback would be helpful. Thank you in advance
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,640
    Or does the reciever need to make a loop ?
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    Yes you can hook your pre to the receiver in and use the pre as a pre and the receiver as an amplifier.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,640
    Appreciate info. Thank you
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    The downside is the 2 volume controls.
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    tonyb wrote: »
    The downside is the 2 volume controls.

    When I've done this on a NAD receiver, the volume controls did not affect the output when I connected to the Main in jacks. I guess it could be different depending on brand, but it would seem logical that the volume controls would be on the pre-amp "side" of the receiver.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,640
    Good info guys. Im gonna hook it up later. Let the preamp set overnight. At work right now & if i can squeeze it in later i will give it a shot. Thanks
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    Same here, actually any controls on the receiver outside of the power power button it bypassed and acted like a true amp.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,640
    Ok. I hooked it to the Main In on a old Sansui Model 8. It doesnt mater where the volume is on the receiver. It is all the way off & im operating volume on preamp. So far my cleaning of the preamp is good. Gonna listen to it for a hour or two..... I had to take bottom of Denon pra1200 preamp off to clean the knobs that are in the closed door (when your looking at front of unit-it has a door that hides controls) so we will see..... What was happening is (when hooked up to POA amp is-it would play perfect & once in while it would distort nust enough to P Me off. It has some knob on back of PRA unit & maybe dust got in there ??? Im pretty sure i cleaned it up a couple of years ago. I should keep better records of what i do. 50+ sucks. Cant remember shat
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    maybe the signal going in is too hot for it?
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