dneu201
Well-Known Member
I have tried researching multiple forums to find the answer for my question and the feedback seems mixed. I built a Vacuum Tube Audio Sp-12 preamplifier from Tubes4Hifi a few months ago and I am trying to find the best way to hook up my gear. I have a Bottlehead Crack headphone amplifier that must be used out of the tape out, but I also have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 that I use to digitize my records that needs to be used from the tape out as well. Right now, I have the tape loop out to the Focusrite, then the output of the focusrite to the Bottlehead Crack. This setup works, but I have to make sure my computer is turned on in order to listen to devices going through the Focusrite when using headphones.
When building the SP-12 preamp, I learned the line signal is being split off of the switch input, so it is already being split once. Is it ok for me to use a Y-splitter again off of the tape out so I can have the Focusrite and headphone amp hooked up? I understand I will lose 3+ decibels but I can turn up the gain for each channel on the Focusrite and the volume on the Bottlehead.
Thanks!
When building the SP-12 preamp, I learned the line signal is being split off of the switch input, so it is already being split once. Is it ok for me to use a Y-splitter again off of the tape out so I can have the Focusrite and headphone amp hooked up? I understand I will lose 3+ decibels but I can turn up the gain for each channel on the Focusrite and the volume on the Bottlehead.
Thanks!