Help please pre-tuner as a stand-alone tuner ???

I have not tried this with my Adcom preamp/tuner ... but you should be able to connect the "tape out jack" on the Adcom to your integrated amplifier (I am doing this currently with a vintage Marantz receiver/NAD integrated amp). The tape out jack passes through "the untouched" signal.

As for the remote, you can typically connect the power cord from any component (i.e.: your tube amplifier) to the Adcom's switched outlet in the back. The plugged in component would need to have a mechanical on/off switch ... and so, the on/off switch would always be pressed in/engaged to "on." You would then use the remote to power up the component & preamp/tuner at the same time. If you are connecting your amp, make sure you drop the preamp/tuner's volume to "0," when you shut off your system ... it will make a nasty thud otherwise. Regards, Rich

Rar1's first paragraph response sounds correct to me. His second paragraph seems to answer a different question than was asked however (although I don't follow the last sentence advice even at that).

About the question of whether you can use the remote-controlled Adcom to input your VCR before sending the output to your tube integrated: You would have to have a very light touch on the remote volume control, and even then it might not work out very well. You would be preamplifying the signal twice, because you'd have to use the Adcom's main outs in order to take advantage of the remote volume control. If your integrated by any chance has a 'direct' amp input, bypassing its internal preamp stage and volume control, then use that for this purpose. On the other hand, many "integrateds" don't actually contain a preamp stage, just a power amp with an input selector and a volume control, and if that's the case here, things might come out better for that experiment.

Zaikesman: See your point. I was understanding the second question to be ... could I use the Adcom's remote control as a way to control the entire "on/off; volume; etc" functions of the system. I missed the part of the VCR sitting in between the Adcom and the integrated amp. As for my last sentence ... not paying attention strikes again ... if I am using the Adcom's tape out ... the volume control is taken out of the picture. The Adcom's remote will only act as a way to power up/off the system and only if, I use its switched outlet. Thanks, Rich

Thanks for your help guys, it's a puzzling question. The idea of having at least the on-off feature through the pre-amp is nice BUT...as for the integrated plugged in to the pre-amp , seems I would just be routing the power through unnecessary stages through the pre-amp instead or a direct clean (well sort of) electricity feed directly into the wall? Am I not ''contaminating '' my power this way? Funny how a simple topic can evolve...

Thanks for your help guys, it's a puzzling question. The idea of having at least the on-off feature through the pre-amp is nice BUT...as for the integrated plugged in to the pre-amp , seems I would just be routing the power through unnecessary stages through the pre-amp instead or a direct clean (well sort of) electricity feed directly into the wall? Am I not ''contaminating '' my power this way? Funny how a simple topic can evolve...

Well, the wall power wouldn't be going through "stages", just extra wire and contacts, plus a switch. Just try it and see if you can hear a difference.

Thanks for the help. Connecting the pre-out to the line in of the tube integrated yields lesser quality sonics than the tape out jacks on this same pre-amp. Sure, the pre-amps remote can be used to control the integrated, but it's not worth it sonically, as the signal is pre-amplified twice....finally tried it, and not worth it really.

Thanks!

Glad to know that I can prognosticate something correctly every once in a while! :-) Sorry you'll have to keep getting exercise adjusting the volume with your VCR. :-(