Ordered a Willsenton R300

Lovely thread. I might be buying one of these soon. Hopefully they’re up on Amazon soon.

Does anyone know of it’s possible to use this amp with a phono preamp that doesn’t have volume controls?

I swear I read the R300’s volume control is inoperable when using it as a power amp. I can’t seem to find where I read that though. Maybe my mind is playing tricks on me. Too much research. 

avabr4

Can't speak to the Willsenton R300, however the R8 Willsenton's volume control is inoperative when used as just an amplifier.

Cheers...

musiclover1,

Thank you for your response. I’m pretty sure that’s the case with the R300 as well. Looks like I’ll need to upgrade my phono preamp as well. 

Cheers,

Andrew

musiclover1,

Thank you for your response. I’m pretty sure that’s the case with the R300 as well. Looks like I’ll need to upgrade my phono preamp as well. 

Cheers,

Andrew

Musiclover,

I might be well off base, but before I went all digital, I connected my phono preamp to my Don Sachs preamp by way of one of the inputs on the Sachs preamp.  That is assuming you are using the R300 as an integrated amp.  TT > phono preamp (with no volume control) > preamp > amp > speakers.  With the R300, it would be TT > phono preamp > R300 > speakers.   I can't see why the R300 remote wouldn't  function normally.