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Novice seeks help with hooking up components...

I haven't had to hook up my components for many years so some confusion is setting in. I'm also not very good at tech stuff, so please be patient here.

I have a Shindo Montrachet amp; a BAT VK-50 pre-amp; and a Meridien 588 CD player. The phono and speakers are not the problem here. Bottom line; I only get sound when I turn up the loudness controls on the Montrachet. When I go through the BAT, there is no sound.

I have RCA terminals going from the amp to XLR terminals on the BAT main outputs. I have the analog outputs on the 588 going to the CD input terminals on the BAT.

I know, I know, I should know this, but I don't. Can anyone help me out here? I'd appreciate your feedback.
dennisb

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Not sure that I understand the question. When the BAT is connected between the CD player and the Shindo, you would have to turn up the volume controls on BOTH the BAT and the Shindo to hear anything. Is that what you are saying happens? You would initially set the controls on the Shindo such that the BAT's volume control would be used in a desirable part of its range (i.e., not too close to its minimum position), and such that the two channels are balanced, and leave the Shindo's controls in that position all the time.

Also, what are you using to adapt between the BAT's xlr outputs and the Shindo's rca inputs?

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-- Al
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