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I use a Benchmark DAC1 as my preamp.
I have a turntable and a external phono tube preamp I would like to incorporate into my system. How do I do this without having to purchase a separate preamp?

dreadhead03-16-2009 6:09pm

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sidssp Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,077 posts 03-16-2009 at 10:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete DAC-1 doesn't have analog input. You can trade your DAC1 for a Benchmark DAC1 Pre for a few hundred dollars extra and avoid the trouble of getting a separate preamp.
joeylawn36111 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 574 posts 03-16-2009 at 09:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Mapman and Jpainter are correct. The DAC-1 is simply a DAC with a volume control. You would have to get another preamp with phono inputs.
jpainter236 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 115 posts 03-16-2009 at 08:33pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I do not think the original DAC 1 has analog inputs.
mapman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21,838 posts 03-16-2009 at 07:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Is it the Benchmark DAC1 or DAC1 Pre? The regular DAC 1 does not have analog line level inputs to operate as a pre-amp for analog sources, I believe. The DAC1 Pre version does. I think the latter is what you would need.

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