Any point in putting dummy loads on unused speaker outputs on headunit?

eRiCdWoNg · 28th April 2004, 04:42 PM

Just throwing this one out here... any point in using say a 8 ohm dummy resister for the headunit to 'drive" with its spekaer outputs instead of it driving a inf. ohm load when nothing is connected? In my setups I always use just the preamp outputs to drive external amps. Thanks.

RobM · 28th April 2004, 04:56 PM

Just creating extra heat in the head unit and the resistor. I definitely wouldn't do it.

I've used an internal amplifier successfully as a balanced output, so they're not entirely useless.

djQUAN · 6th May 2004, 09:12 AM

balanced output? good idea but I think that the high level outputs don't have very good SQ compared to the preamp outputs........

28th April 2004, 04:42 PM	#1
eRiCdWoNg diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: maryland, USA	Any point in putting dummy loads on unused speaker outputs on headunit? Just throwing this one out here... any point in using say a 8 ohm dummy resister for the headunit to 'drive" with its spekaer outputs instead of it driving a inf. ohm load when nothing is connected? In my setups I always use just the preamp outputs to drive external amps. Thanks.

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28th April 2004, 04:56 PM	#2
RobM diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ, USA	Just creating extra heat in the head unit and the resistor. I definitely wouldn't do it. I've used an internal amplifier successfully as a balanced output, so they're not entirely useless.

6th May 2004, 09:12 AM	#3
djQUAN diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: manila	balanced output? good idea but I think that the high level outputs don't have very good SQ compared to the preamp outputs........

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