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Passive & Tubed pre-amps to power amp at same time?

Would any harm be done by using a Y-splitter to simultaneously connect a passive pre-amp and tubed pre-amp to the same power amp? The idea would be to use the passive for volume control and run signal from a CDP to the power amp. The tubed pre would be used for sending other inputs (e.g., phono) to the power amp. All devices would be "powered up" at the same time but only one input at a time would be used. Thanks in advance.
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atmasphere
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PlanB: place the passive between the CDP and the preamp input.
Adjust to suit, but keep your cables short as passives have been shown to be quite sensitive to cables!
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atmasphere
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More so on the output side than the input, but they are sensitive to the input side as well. As a general rule of thumb keep the cables short!
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