Don't do either thing you're talking about, both bad ideas. Just manually swap the wires at your preamp's XLR input when you want to change to the other source (with the volume off of course) -- probably what you've been doing. A little inconvenient, but works with no technical problems or sonic degradation.
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
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