If you get a better pre it'll be worth it later on. I had a 7270 for 18 years and it worked perfectly. I sold it 6 years ago and it is still working fine according to the buyer. I ran a Soundcraftsmen 4200 into a Carver C-1 using the 7270 and it worked fine. I did it to use the Carver Sonic holography. The pre was cheaper than the C-9 outboard at the time. Best of luck.
Using two preamps together to use the phono on one
Can I connect two preamps together so as to use the phono-stage only on one of them? I'm thinking about buying a better preamp to match-up with my Mcintosh 7270 power amp. However, many preamps and multi channel processors don't have phono-stages. I have an old NAD 1130 preamp that has a nice phono-stage, but can I connect it to the Aux of another preamp? Or does the preamp need a "Aux/ph" input in order to work??