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wadia 170i to dac magic

Confused about the hook up - the dac magic manual shows the dac output going to the amp (we know the coax will go to the Wadia), so where does the pre amp fit in?

So amp to dac (?), dac to Wadia...pre?

I thought it was amp to pre amp, CD out to dac, and dac to Wadia. That was my thought.

How do you do it?
gelmhirst

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luynes
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I'm guessing the dac magic works like a preamp too (sort of like the Benchmark Dac1)?

Just ignore the label and connect the amp out to your preamp.

Just make sure you start out at low volume so you don't blast your speakers (since -presumably- your dac magic and your pre will have some gain)

Oh, wait a minute, it just occurred to me that I've seen preamps referred to as control amps or some such...so even if your dac isn't meant to operate like a preamp too, just ignore the label and connect the dac to your preamp.
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