Laptop through Audioquest Dragonfly Red...what input to preamp.

Tape input not right (bypasses the volume control). I next tried the Ex Phono input, Jackpot‼️ Excellent sound, good volume control. I am VERY happy with this setup. I’m fixed for life (if no system failure).  Preamp? Audible Illusion 3B all the way!

Thanks, Rego & Al. I’m trying through the ‘Tape’ input on an Audible Illusions Modulus L3B. As Trump says, ‘we’ll see’‼️👨‍⚕️👨‍🍳

The Dragonfly Red is stated to provide a maximum output level of 2.1 volts, and it has a low enough output impedance to drive headphones. So it shouldn’t have any problem driving a line-level input of most preamps in most systems.

You’ll just need a cable providing a 3.5 millimeter stereo plug at one end and a pair of RCA plugs at the other end. Such as many of the ones shown on the following page. (But be sure to carefully read the description of whichever of them you may consider, as at least a couple of them combine left and right channels into mono):

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Mini-To-RCA-Cables/ci/4244/N/3992462199

Regards,

-- Al

Line In ... ?
Mini plug cable ...
It looks as though the Dragon Fly is intended for Head Phones with low power requirements.