Question about HD500 and amps

[Shadowrunner]

OK, I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this question already, but can I plug an amp head into my HD500? I don't mean like 4CM or having the HD500 completely in FRONT of the amp. I have a couple of studio monitors that I use for my HD500 output. I mean more like amp (head or otherwise) ->  HD500 -> studio monitors. Basically using the HD500 as an interface between the amp and monitors. If this can be done by the 4CM, I don't know how.

 

Thanks!

[BillBee]

IMO I would say no. A normal amp requires a certain amount of impedance (2, 4, 8 ohms) or you risk blowing the head. Even IF it could be done you would more than likely over clip it like a beast. Now if you are talking about using a dummy load on the head's main outs and then running from the FX loop out to the HD for output to studio monitors then I don't know TBH. Never tried it.

 

-B

[pianoguyy]

I don't think anyone has ever tried plugging an amp INTO the pod. 

Try it. Be the first. Tell us the results. 

[Shadowrunner]

surely you can't absolutely connect the amp output which normally goes to the speakers to any of the POD inputs, unless you want blow your POD..

 

Yup. This is exactly what I was thinking of.

[spaceatl]

you actually can do this. You just need a speaker line rated direct box to leech a line level signal off the amp's speaker output. If your amp is Solid-State, no worries...If you have a tube amp, you would need something like Weber Mini-Mass to keep the load right.