PAS-3 tape output when off?

[adriantsui]

Hi everyone,

I am thinking about getting a Dyna PAS-3 as I want to make the final step in making my setup fully tube from A to Z. Currently I am using an SP-9 mkii (a tube/SS hybrid) as my preamp. When I am not intently listening to music (podcasts etc) and want to save my tubes, I have the Tape/Recorder output on my sp9 hooked up to a cheap solid state integrated amp. This effectively turns my SP-9 into a "passive" channel switcher and sends the line-in signal directly to my SS integrated... The nice thing is I can use this feature with the SP9 completely off, thereby decreasing wear on the tubes. As I understand it, a lot of people employ the tape rec out in this manner when hooking their preamps to a dedicated headphone amp, as it sends a fixed level output that is identical to the line-in signal.

My question is whether the PAS-3 tape output is also functional when the unit is off like my SP9... as I understand it, this is the case with some preamps but not others. I've tried to look up a schematic of an PAS-3 but honestly don't know enough about tube topology to be able to tell if the tape out works when it's not powered.

Thanks in advance!

 

[dcgillespie]

For all of the line level inputs (when selected), a source signal applied to any of them while the preamp is turned off, will in fact appear at the Tape output jack, at the same level as that applied to the preamp by the source.

Dave

 

[adriantsui]

For all of the line level inputs (when selected), a source signal applied to any of them while the preamp is turned off, will in fact appear at the Tape output jack, at the same level as that applied to the preamp by the source.

Dave

Good to hear, thanks Dave!