i'm suprised you use the ear with the vac. the vac is a vastly superior bit of kit. if your sig has the phono stage, i'd suggest it would wipe the floor with the ear.
Best set up for EAR 834P and VAC sig MKI preamp
Using Vpi extended Aries with JMW 12.5 tonearm and Grado Sonata 0.5m V cartridge. Will I have enough gain using this equipment for 0.5m V cartridge. If so, what is the best set up...running interconnects from EAR 834P to VAC sig MKI preamp and then to amp (VAC 70/70 MKIII) or bypassing VAC sig MKI preamp all together. How do you wire to bypass EAR 834P volume control if your run through VAC sig MKI preamp. Thanks for any insights.