[Formerly YB-2]

Originally Posted by Jack in Wilmington

I have a line out but it's currently being used by the other headphone amp I have in use on the digital side of my system.

Not sure I understand............ why two headphone amps if both your digital and phono-preamp feed your line preamp? Doesn't your line preamp selector allow you to select whichever input you wish to feed the line-out? If you want the digital feed, select that. If you want the phono feed, select same.

If that is incorrect, then direct from your phono-preamp to your headphone amp would take one step out of the chain. However, you should try with and without your line preamp as you might find you prefer to have it in the chain. Depends on what you hear.