Is this safe?


What do you think about this connection methods?
1. My preamp has one set of balanced input only. Can I use Y- splitter to connect phono stage as well as CD Player ENSURING that at any time I have ONE front end on?
2. I input my phono stage out put in straight to spare amp I have. From that amp I would another set of speaker wires. One set is from my preamp for my CD source. Once again I would have to make sure ONLY one amp is on at any time.

thx
nilthepill

Showing 1 response by ghostrider45

Option 1) You won't hurt anything but each source will see as its load the output impedance of the of the other source in parallel with the input impedance of the preamp. Since the sources will generally have a low output impedance this usually results in low volume. In addition nonlinearities in the powered off source may introduce additional distortion. Not recommended.

Option 2) Once again, each amp sees the speaker impedance paralled with the output stage of the powered off amp. Typically this is a very low impedance. This could result in damage to either or both amps. Don't try it.