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Can I hook up sub directly to amp?

I am ready to buy a cd player that I can run directly to my amp and then sell my preamp. Only problem is the cd player has no inputs so I cannot connect my sub.
My question is can I connect the sub from it's speaker terminal outputs directly to my amps output terminals along with my regular speaker cables coming from my speakers.
Thanks.
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kr4
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It depends. How about telling us exactly the names and models of the devices you want to connect?

Kal
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What sub?
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BelCanto - Sub10 - AR amp - Maggies.
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kr4
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C'mon. The Sub10 has RCA inputs and RCA outputs. Why bother with the speaker cables?

Kal
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OK. You can connect both main speakers and the sub to the amp's outputs. It means that the sub is getting a signal that has gone through 2 amps and an attenuator rather than getting the signal directly from the source but OK.

Kal
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