speaker signal to line level

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derek2010

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Hello,
I have an old Philips stereo tuner/amplifier that i would like to use to drive two power hungry Cerwin Vega 12's. unfortunatly, this amp can only crank out 42 watts per channel. So what i would like to do is buy a power amp (like a pyle pt1000) to drive the woofers while the old amp drives mids and tweets. Problem is that this old 70's amp doesnt have pre-outs. This means that i am going to have to pad the outputs then connect to the subwoofer amp. Do you guys think this pyle is a good choice for this application? am i missing something here? The woofers are Cerwin Vega 12" DVC 4 ohm 200w rms. The pyle can crank out 225w per channel at 2 ohms. thanks for your help!
-Derek
 
With the work you'd need to get done on the tuner, you'd be far better off just buying another more powerful tuner.
 
Not sure what the setup is- crossovers, bi-amp..?
I was thinking direct boxes that will tap off speaker level and pad it down (but that might be to mic level.. hmm.
 
the setup is bi-amp, i am trying to basically boost power for subwoofers using and external secondary amplifier. Its a 7961 Philips receiver.
 
Perfect, that helps alot. What kind of amp would you guys recommend? I hope to find one with old style Vu meters.
 
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