preamp out instead of MC transformer

Almarg,
The idea of running it out of the preamp out to the mm preamp and back into the preamp in of the same preamp is to use the MM preamp like an outboard processor, much like people used to do with equalizers and such in the past. I didnt meann to imply using two line preamps.

I did questioned whether the phono input would be overloaded. When you have some extra stuff you start wondering about novel ways to put it together and either fry something or come up with something useable. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Ok, in my scenario, there is a line preamp and a MM phono preamp, 2 seperate preamps. In the old days, signal processors where used by hooking a loop into the line preamp. However, now that you mention it, I dont remember if it was from the preamp out to preamp in, or record out to record in. I am envisioning the MM phono preamp in the same location as the processor would have been, mainly to add RIAA equalization and gain. So the line would go from cartridge to aux input to line preamp out to MM phono preamp in to mm phono preamp out to line preamp in.

Actually, as I wrote this I realized I was thinking of an integrated amplifier that had a preamp in. I guess I would have to go from the MM phono preamp out to the amp.

The idea is to get the line gain and the mm gain to cumulatively be enough for a MC cartridge, but writing this has made me tired. too tired to think about it anymore.