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tv as a pre-amp?

Here's my situation. I had been using a 2 channel Adcom preamp to drive 2 channel Adcom amplifier in my living room for the purpose of watching TV. Well, it seems that the preamp has seen better days. I really don't want to repair it. The television I'm using has audio output jacks, and the audio output levels can be configured to increase/decrease with the volume setting of the TV. So my question is, can I hook the audio out lines of the TV directly to the amplifier, in essence using my TV as the preamp?
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meiwan
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In practise it will work. In all likelihood it will sound terrible as the pre-amp in the TV is likely worth about $1.50. ANY outboard pre-amp will be much better.

But give it a shot and see what happens - it won't hurt anything.
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