Do I need a pre amp along with this amp?
68368
No. I'm no expert...it's my first amp, but it works great as is...just plug and play.
2200196
My research indicated that you do need a preamp, so I bought one and everything works fine, but I'm no expert! You would need some sort of cable converter at least but I think you do need the preamp.
2076236
No but there is a pre-amp out, 1/4 inch I believe ....you might be able to use that, though I have never tried!
413565
As the other responses say, yes, you do need an Amp or a receiver. Good Luck
362745
Yes it is necessary. BOSS AUDIO R1100M Riot 1100-Watt Monoblock, Class A/B 2-8 Ohm Stable Monoblock Amplifier with Remote Subwoofer Level ControlI have this amp with mine and its cheap with plenty of wattage to push it.
2221218
i have mine connected to my receiver, but i don't see why it will not work with your preamp, as long that it has the required inputs.
2073782
Yes, this is just a CD deck with pre-amp. You must plug it into an amplifier.
2231873
Thank you for asking. This sub is designed to take a line level signal. Without a preamp of some sort like a small mixer an iPod will not reach the potential of this amp and speaker, however you make get something from it if you had a cable that is 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo on one side and dual XLR on the other. You would need some mains for it to sound right as this is only a subwoofer so it does not provide full range audio.
658311
In short, no. The pre-amp amplifies the signal from the needle to line level. You'll still need an amp to amplify the signal from the RCA cables.
1038626
probably yes but there could be impedence matching problems, like humming & buzzing. The pre-amp has a gain control, your TV probably does not
2171481
It would have to be connected between a pre amp and a power amp. This unit makes everything sound better!
1864227
No. If you want to connect a turntable that doesn't have a built in pre-amp, you will need an outboard pre-amp.
218583
I do not have turntable, but there is a phono input to the receiver. I would think most all turntables would connect up to that without a pre-amp being needed...
1471898
No you don't need a phono pre-amp. Just connect your turntable pickup direct to the TX-8255 phono input, it comes with the RIAA equalizer built in. That's the beauty of this receiver, it will give your old LP's new life...
1547561
Yes. I added a pre-amp to my turntable. It works very well. Highly recommended.
1900858
Whatever device your connecting this amp to will need to have pre-amp out ports. You connect the amp to the stereo with r a jacks.
2277346
my guess is secure a preamp with volume control and set it up before entering the amps input stage