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Home theater bypass
To operate either system all units must be on ? For stereo playback, only the source (CD player, turntable or tuner), cj preamp and Mac power amp need to be on, the Onkyo receiver can be off.Before any playback using Onkyo receiver at the first ti... 
Home theater bypass
https://www.computeraudiophile.com/uploads/monthly_2013_09/58cd96b7e0681_HomeTheaterBypass.JPG.02904...In the schematic, CDP is a compact disc player (CD player), passive pre is the cj and amp is Mac 275 and receiver is Onkyo 805.Maybe this ... 
Home theater bypass
If connect the Onkyo 805 front R/L preout to one of the line level input on cj pv1 and set the cj volume control to a fixed position during HT playback, the cj preamp act as a pass-through and the Onkyo 805 do all the control (i.e. select input so... 
Home theater bypass
If you want to use the Mac 275 for both stereo and HT duty, there will be two ways for connections:1. Use a line level source selector connect to Mac 275 input to select the output from cj preamp or Onkyo 805. 2. Connect the Onkyo 805 front R/L pr... 
Trouble setting up preamp with digital crossover. Changed from MXR preamp 2 to bgw 200.
http://www.gammaelectronics.xyz/audio_01-1977_bgw.html I can only get sound when I plug the into the EQ or tape inputs. Then, I can only use the gain on the amps to adjust the volume. You have to connect the crossover and power amps to the mai... 
Work around/replace receiver with bad channel?
I don't necessarily want to spend a bunch on an amplifier and then immediately have to shop for a new receiver because the problem persists. How about a headphone amp connect to the Emotiva Fusion 8100  pre-out for testing?https://www.amazon... 
New audio setup?
Yamaha A-S201 is a Integrated Amplifier and can’t use as a power amp, so the Schiit Audio Freya Pre-Amp is not needed.If you want the Schiit Audio Freya Pre-Amp in your setup, you need a phono stage and power amp.  
I can not live without "Room Correction"
shkong78 I feed the digital signal to Accuphase Digital Equalizer and then to EMM Dac2.Without AD conversion, the loss is minimized.  
Home theater bypass
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/speaker-switch-that-protects-tube-amplifier 
Repair diagnosis for cdp with humming tranny
Over time, the transformer core adhesive starts to break apart, maybe some large heavy duty hose clamps could help.https://www.qsl.net/kf8od/ccore11.jpghttps://www.qsl.net/kf8od/ccore7.jpg 
Use of a Schiit Loki with Dynaco PAS 3x
Like cartridge loading, if sounded good, it's good.  
Simple low end amp question
Do I need a specific subwoofer amp or would a general powered amplifier that also has a sub connection and has the correct connections work. By the correct connection I mean taking a subwoofer in signal as RCA an have a wire output to the sub... 
Dynaudio X12 upgrade
I would attach the photo of my setup, but I don’t know how.. Use the system pagehttps://systems.audiogon.com/http://support.audiogon.com/customer/en/portal/articles/227798-virtual-systems 
Simple low end amp question
Are those SB-series passive?https://www.paradigm.com/downloads/OM-40SB.pdf 
Switching between 2 amps , 1 set of speakers?
All switches, connectors will degrade audio quality to some degree, and yes, the best way is the manual labor way of connecting / disconnecting cables.For convenience:https://www.soundandvision.com/shop/tec~tc~7220~2~way~amplifier~speaker~selecto...