I was running a CD player directly into the Placette remote volume control (RVC) which was connected to my amplifier. I could not listen to my LP turntable this way, so I connected the tape-out from the preamp to the line-in of the RVC and left the line-out of the RVC connected to the amplifier. The main output of the preamp is not connected to anything.
To listen, I select from the pre-amp but leave its volume control off. I control volume using the RVC and find that the CD player requires a little less volume than my high-out MC cartridge to get the same levels.
The CD player and LP turntable produce a cleaner sound this way than by running them through the preamp main output. I suspect that the signal isn't going through the entire pre-amp and is less affected by this.
To listen, I select from the pre-amp but leave its volume control off. I control volume using the RVC and find that the CD player requires a little less volume than my high-out MC cartridge to get the same levels.
The CD player and LP turntable produce a cleaner sound this way than by running them through the preamp main output. I suspect that the signal isn't going through the entire pre-amp and is less affected by this.