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High level inputs with no factory amp?
The amplifier I have has high-level inputs and I will be utilizing those. Since the signal is coming straight from the head unit (not passing through any OEM amplifiers) will the high level inputs work? My way of thinking is that the high level is there to handle the already amplified signal from the OEM amplifiers. Is that true? Or will the high levels work either way?
The radio has an external amplifier, which was removed when I bought the car.
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- KaeZooLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Any wiring going to a speaker carries an amplified signal. Vehicles that don't have a separate factory amplifier have an amplifier built into the stock head unit. Your high-level inputs can be connected to any speaker wire (as long as it's a speaker that plays the full range of sound, not just bass or treble).
(The lone exceptions are those vehicles that have factory amplifiers attached directly to the speakers).
Edit--what kind of vehicle is it? Some vehicles with factory amps still have high level outputs from the head unit.
Source(s): MECP-certified car audio installer