A question about pre-amps from an audio novice

Posted by Ken Simmons [IP: 208.8.214.194] on May 23, 1999 at 10:25:10
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In Reply to: A question about pre-amps from an audio novice posted by Crackin' Good on May 22, 1999 at 18:17:15:

No. All the preamp will do is:

1) allow you LEVEL CONTROL of signal inputs
2) allow you to ATTACH MULTIPLE DEVICES to the amp and switch between them
3) provide necessary amplification and equalization for a MAGNETIC PHONO (i.e. "groovy" turntable).

The rating of an amp is that - the MAXIMUM POWER you can get. You can, OTOH, OVERDRIVE the amp's input which will result in signal clipping and mucho distortion, which can BLOW-OUT YOUR SPEAKERS!

Hope this helps a little? :)

Ken

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