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JVC HDR1 Radio used as a tuner for home system

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I recently purchased a new car and removed the JVC from my old car before selling it. I didn't yet get around to installing it in the new car. The other day, I connected the unit to my home system and am very pleased with the results. I planned on getting a tuner but am now pleased with the JVC. I'm considering getting another JVC for the new car. RCA cables were used the connect the line-out on the JVC to the line-in on the home receiver. However, the volume control on the JVC must be turned up to provide output to the home receiver. In fact, when the volume on the JVC is maxed out, the volume on the home receiver is equal to the other functions such as CD, video, etc. I was wondering if having the volume maxed out is harmful to the JVC amplifier seeing that the sound is clean and not seemingly clipped?
 
I'd guess you're probably OK. Many aftermarket car stereos have built in power amps that are never utilized. The people that do competitive car audio wouldn't connect the head unit's speaker level outputs to anything if their lives depended on it. They use the line level outs instead into outboard amps.

Prior to the Sangean component tuner, many stations were also mounting these on a blank rack panel and using them as HD monitor receivers. I seem to recall seeing a picture of one in a WOR rack in one of Tom Ray's pieces on HD.
 
The definition of a line-out is a sample of the full signal available to the potentiometer (volume control).
Do not worry, if the impedances did not match, you'd be hearing full blast at low volume control levels and likely a lot of hiss.
It's not a true "line out", it's "volume control out".
 
Thanks Radioman and Tom Wells. The JVC works very well and allows extra tone versatility with the equalizer function. The HD signals are reliable with not dropouts for the several local stations using a piece of wire for the antenna.
 
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