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No problem, the first is just like any other source. I use a third as a phono too

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In Reply to: RE: Yeah so? clearly you just have the hots for me,, you are always so worried I might forget you posted by dvb on May 17, 2012 at 09:34:38

Originally I bought a set of bryston. preamp BP-26 and amp B4B-SST2 to replace my old Adcom preamp and Forte'4a amp.
I had too much gain on my digital so I wondered what i could do to attenuate the output. I still had my Adcom, so I stuck it over at the amp end of the 7 meter peramp to ammp wires to see if attenuating the signal there would be 'OK" (this is where Ozzy decided to start in on the two preamps shit BTW) anyway I was not fully pleased with the setup, and still wanted a buffer forthe digital anyway.
I had a problem with my digital stuff and wanted to try a tube buffer.
So I bought a cheap tube buffer, but it did not do much for me.
I happened to see a great deal on a VAC Standard on the gon, $1,500 for an upgraded VAC Standard ($4,000 plus a grand for the factory mods) so i jumped on it.
The AC does exactly what i want to the digital signal as a glorified tube buffer, plus I can now leave my main preamp volume at a good position (unity gain) and for digital, use the VAC volume control.
Wonderful.

I also have another preamp laying around I want to keep. An Audio Research SP-15 two chassis preamp with a great three tube phono section.
Si have that going to my Bryston preamp also, and just use it sometimes, to just keep it in good shape (better than in a closet)

ANyway the output of any amp into another is no problem electrically.
Soundwise as Ozzy states, it may be idiotic if it degrades the sound. However for my needs what i now use and how i use them works out just fine for me.

The Adcom when it was in the chain certainly did degrade the sound.
The VAC is perfect at want i want from it, and really my digital is exquisite at this time with no interest on my part to change any of it soon.

You can use the regular output, or the tape out if youwant to avoid the volume control.
For the Vac, having the Bryston at unity gain, and usint the VAC to fine tune volume works best.
For the Audio Research Sp-15, using the gain set at -24db, and volume at maximum, using the bryston volume to fine tune the volumeworks best for that pair.

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