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Old 03-24-2007, 06:23 PM   #3
z12358
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Originally Posted by Grizzly
I don't do a lot of stereo installs, but I know you guys will know this immediately.

I'm installing an aftermarket head-unit and amp in one of my cars. The head-unit has speaker outs and RCA jacks. If I use the RCA outs to my amp and run four speakers from the four channel amp, can I still use the speaker outs from the head-unit to run the tweeters in the dash, or can I only use one or the other?
The head unit has its own amp whose output goes to the speaker outs. The RCA jacks give a pre-amp (signal) level for the outside amp. So, yes, you can run speakers on the speaker outs AND feed the outside amp with the RCA jacks.
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