It could be that the tape-in on the Revox has an extra gain stage to amplify the low output of tape heads in tape decks without a preamp output. Going through an extra gain stage should make the sound worse (though much louder). So I'd probably use the AUX in as Newbee suggested.
Using integrated as headphne amp: tape in or aux?
Hi,
My preamp (a Naim) has no headphone jack (of course). Currently I have no dedicated headphone amplifier. So I am using one or another of my spare integrateds with headphone, via the tape out of the preamp. If I plug in to the tape-in of my Revox integrated, the gain is incredibly high, and I have less than the range from 0 to 1 on the volume pot at my disposal. If I plug in to the auxilliary input, the gain is fine. However, wouldn't the tape-in meddle less with the signal from my preamp? I want as much as possible to listen to teh Naim pre and not the integrated. There's also a -20db switch on the integrated, but again, that surely fiddles with signal. Thoughts?
My preamp (a Naim) has no headphone jack (of course). Currently I have no dedicated headphone amplifier. So I am using one or another of my spare integrateds with headphone, via the tape out of the preamp. If I plug in to the tape-in of my Revox integrated, the gain is incredibly high, and I have less than the range from 0 to 1 on the volume pot at my disposal. If I plug in to the auxilliary input, the gain is fine. However, wouldn't the tape-in meddle less with the signal from my preamp? I want as much as possible to listen to teh Naim pre and not the integrated. There's also a -20db switch on the integrated, but again, that surely fiddles with signal. Thoughts?