hooking up an amp

RJaco
RJaco Posts: 113
edited February 2009 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I have a Yamaha 6140 avr. It doesn't have a place to hook up an amp. But on the front there is a place that says portable. It accepts a 3.5 mm. I remember reading something about hooking up an amp kind of like this. Something about plugging in the cable and if the speakers play, then an amp would work. Not sure if I want to do this, but just wondering if it would work. I have the cable and plugged it in already. The speakers still play.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2009
    Preamp outputs are what you are looking for.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited February 2009
    Looking at the owner manual for your AVR you do not have pre-outs.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited February 2009
    You are referring to the headphone output. It will work to power an amp, but the signal may become distorted when driven hard. Too many amplified sections working in the chain for great sound.
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  • RJaco
    RJaco Posts: 113
    edited February 2009
    Thanks. I wasn't planning on using an amp but just wondering if it would work.
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