Simple questions about integrated amps

[JonW]

What Kaboom says is true. Fortunately, given you are using an integrated amp, there might be one or two additional options.

I'm also not sure what Kaboom is saying there.

First, typical intergrated amps don't have DACs, (digital-to-analog converters), built-in but A/V receivers do. So connect the stereo analog "outs" on the CD/DVD player to the integrated and the digital, (coaxial or optical), "out" to the receiver. This will work just fine. Note that you will be using the CD/DVD player's DAC for stereo but the receiver's DAC for HT.

Now that sounds like a very good idea. And a regular amp would not work for this,you would need anintegrated amp, correct?

My CD player is old and only has the analog outs, but I could get another CD player tomake this work.

Second, if you're receive has stereo "Tape Out" jacks, you can connect these to the integrated amp (via any line input jacks). The Tape Out circuitry is usually minimal within the receiver, that is, the signal from the source, (CD player or whatever), is passed to the Tape Outs with little or no processing. The amp must provide the volume control hence a power amp won't do with this sort of connection.

I didn't know that. Another good idea. You could still use the receiver volume control this way?