Line Output connection

[rjinaz86323]

There are 2 RCA jacks labeled 'Line Output' on the back of the C28. They are not referenced in the manual. What are they to be used for?

[nikto34]

Originally Posted by rjinaz86323

There are 2 RCA jacks labeled 'Line Output' on the back of the C28. They are not referenced in the manual. What are they to be used for?

I believe the line outputs on the C28 are linked to the headphone amp on the unit. I think this is referenced in the manual under the headphone amp section. You can use this for headphone listening or could send a low level output to another device. Possibly could be used like a home theater bypass option as well.

[rjinaz86323]

I see they are referenced in the headphone section, but it doesn't say what they are used for.

[nikto34]

See above. They are an optional output for headphones or they could be used as a Home Theater Bypass for 2ch listening.

[rjinaz86323]

is there a reason to use these instead of the normal output with the center channel turned off using the top side control? If you used this for headphones I assume you would use a 2 to 1 plug. N Ot sure why you would do this unless you want 2 people to listen through headphones at the same time. Am I missing something here?

[nikto34]

Originally Posted by rjinaz86323

is there a reason to use these instead of the normal output with the center channel turned off using the top side control? If you used this for headphones I assume you would use a 2 to 1 plug. N Ot sure why you would do this unless you want 2 people to listen through headphones at the same time. Am I missing something here?

Sometimes people have a different setup for their 2ch listening. Maybe a tube amp or other amp option they like to use to listen to music but they don't want to have a separate preamp. This is a feature that used to be available a lot, then went away, and you are starting to see it come back. It could also be used for a 2nd room setup in a remote location. There are other use cases as well. I use a line out like this to send a signal to a whole home audio setup. Let's me have less sources that need to be connected.

[rjinaz86323]

Makes sense. Thx.