Hi Tony , my Empeg signal goes straight into my amps via Zero point cable from Phoenix Gold , routed away ( other side of the car) from the powercable and car wires . My Alpine is connected to the aux on the Empeg , so the volume adjust for both units is done over the Empeg . I usually play music between level 15 and 10 . Having both the Empeg and the Alpine , one can really notice a rather big difference in output signal voltage between the two . The Alpine's voltage is much higher ( 4 volt) Empeg says the player has 3 volt , but I'm not so sure about that. Hope this will answer your question. I'll do some ripping now !
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