Can i use two preamps

I just found this on their website: goldpt. Come to think of it, since your preamps are both tube, they might both be single ended RCA, so Niles' suggestion may be just the thing. Last edited by GaryProtein; at PM. In my original post I forgot to say that my accurate tube preamp has both balanced and unbalanced outputs and my hybrid power amp has both balanced and unbalanced inputs.

Could I safely use both balanced and unbalanced inputs into my power amp? Last edited by Steady; at AM. Originally Posted by Niles. I have used GoldPoint products in the past, they are good. Find all posts by Masterlu. All times are GMT The time now is AM. Privately owned, All Rights Reserved. Inspire By Dennis Had. There are some other things you need to know though. The first is your amplifier, or if you're using a separate pre and power amplifier the power amp section.

Not a good idea to stack anything on top of an integrated amp, power amp, receiver, any heat generating gear. Best to have a dedicated stand for turntables. The primary issue is heat, this is a greater problem with amplifiers than CD players or line-level preamps. If you want to do this, you simply leave one of the preamp - amp jumpers connected.

Take a standard rca cable from the unconnected preamp out jack to the amp in jack of the second amp. Hook one speaker up to each amp, but you have to make sure you're on the channel that is connected.

Thanks for that. How to Connect a Pre-Amplifier to a Power Amplifier Inspect your equipment and cables, and determine if everything is compatible. Connect the power cords for the power amplifier and the preamplifier in the designated plug-ins. Plug one end of each connector cable into the output plugs on the back of the preamplifier. Plug Your Preamp into the Receiver. Turn on the Receiver and Adjust the Preamp's Volume.

Adjust the Preamp's Gain. Here are some things you should know about preamps: Some turntables have a preamp built-in. DJ mixers function as a preamp. If your turntable has a USB output, it has a built-in preamp.

There are quite a lot of misconceptions about the idea of combining two or more preamps in a single chain. However, there is totally nothing wrong with using two preamps — if you do it right. And then, we will look at some creative ways to combine the preamps to make the most out of the setup.

The primary purpose of a preamp is to boost an audio signal from a mic level or instrument level to a line-level signal. Mic and instrument are very low audio signals; you can barely hear them without any form of amplification. This is where the preamp comes in. For this reason, adding another preamp in the signal chain is an excellent way to boost the gain of the signal before it gets to the power amp or audio interface.

This is not too common, but it happens once in a while when you are recording an instrument such as an acoustic guitar with a microphone. Some preamps give a cleaner tone to the audio signal processed through it.

Others give it some dirt and grittiness. Electric guitarists, especially, love the color some preamps give to their guitar tone. Noise floor is essentially the level of background noise in a recording. Noise is undesirable in any recording, and we want to keep it as low as possible. However, by using two preamps, you amplify the noise as much as the actual signal, and this increases the noise floor.

Any down side to putting the signal through 2 preamps? Phil Humphreys. I don't see a problem with running through 2 pre's, may sound good. Just try to remember the more input gain you use, the more of the pre's character you'll get, so you can keep 1st pre's input low and crank the output to compensate into the 2nd pre where you'll use more input gain and get the "character".

Depending on your pre's, pushing the output may give you more noise than you want same can apply for the input too so it'll be trial and error with both pre's to find a happy balance.

Hope you get something you like. May sound good.. May not..