CD-R/Tape Audio Out (1 Viewer)

My Pioneer VSX-322 has CD-R/Tape Audio Out connectors for (according to the manual) CD-R, MD, DAT, tape recorder or other audio component.Before I look at recording gear, some basic questions -If I want to check the audio quality from the outputs, could I connect them to the inputs on another amp and listen to the speakers connected to the amp?Could I cable connect these outputs to the mic input on my PC and record to the hard drive?Would the audio output be stereo only, no matter what the source?Thanks in advance.

I'll bet the output is analog in and analog out.Quality should be fine, like RCA connects have been fine for 45 years.

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I connected the CD-R/Tape Audio Out on the receiver to the Input on my Power Amp and played music on my laptop which is connected to the receiver via HDMI. No sound from the speakers connected to the Power Amp.

I connected the CD-R/Tape Audio Out on the receiver to the mic input on my laptop (Win 8.1) but there doesn't appear to be any options for an external mic, just the internal one.

Any further ideas? Perhaps I need to set something on the receiver?

Further Update :CD-R/Tape Audio Out apparently only works with analog input not digital, which is why no sound from HDMI source. It works fine when connecting set-top box using White/Red RCA cables as input to the receiver.

Rick Shepherd said:

Further Update :CD-R/Tape Audio Out apparently only works with analog input not digital, which is why no sound from HDMI source. It works fine when connecting set-top box using White/Red RCA cables as input to the receiver.

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I already said...Analog in, analog out.

I'm fairly sure you usually only get an analog tape output signal from digital sources with higher end equipment, and not even always then, or from an external DAC, to elaborate on what Schan said.