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Old 03-10-2020, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Formerly YB-2 View Post
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.
Glenn, I may be over thinking this. Right now my turntable feeds the phono pre and that in turn feeds my Cary preamp. I seem to be only able to get sound when I plug my headphones into the preamp directly. My headphones are very dependent on my headphone amp for good sound and without it in the chain I feel I'm missing something.
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Speakers........Dynaudio Contour 1.8 Mk II
Amp...............Pass Labs X150.5
PreAmp..........McIntosh C2600
Sources..........Music Hall MMF 9.3 Walnut w/ Goldring
Eroica LX MC Cartridge
Phono Pre...…..Sutherland Insight

CD Player Rotel RCD-1072
Record Cleaning Machine...….Okki Nokki
DAC................Bryston BDA-3
Headphones.....Drop + Dan Clark Audio Ether CX /
Sennheiser HD-660S
Headphone Amp.....Bryston BHA-1
Cables....Amp to preamp - Morrow MA4
Preamp to DAC - Morrow MA4
Preamp to Headphone Amp - Morrow MA2
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