DC-5 Recording out or Headphone out question...

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I would like to use either the recording or Headphone out on my amp to run to my tuner. Is this safe? Which one would be a better choice. I figure the more i can get out of the front of the amp, the better off.
Any thoughts would be great. Thanks
Matt

 

[larseko]

I would like to use either the recording or Headphone out on my amp to run to my tuner. Is this safe? Which one would be a better choice. I figure the more i can get out of the front of the amp, the better off.
Any thoughts would be great. Thanks
Matt

Hm, I might be wrong, but doesn't the direct recording button shut off the speaker load somehow and use another circuit instead of the poweramp? I can't see how it would harm the amp to try if the signal also is present when the speaker is active, though. The only scary scenario is if you disconnect the speaker cable and then forget to switch on the direct recording feature.

 

[larseko]

Looks like you're safe if you read page 8 of the manual:
http://www.mesaboogie.com/manuals/Dual%20Cal%20DC-5.pdf

 

[reprove]

Thanks for the replies gentleman. Once i get home, i will try it out and see what happens.