Source Selection Preamp?

[getuhgrip]

If I run an amp (Hafler or Nady for example) to drive monitors, are there any preamps on the market for selecting source as in CD player, cassette deck, tuner, ect.?
I have limited space and would prefer not to have to use a seperate set of speakers and reciever for playback in my studio.

 

[Emeric]

Not sure if I understand what you mean. You want to playback your CD, Tape Deck, radio etc through your main monitors? Why not just run each into seperate channels on your mixer?

 

[t-bag]

Hope this helps!

If you have limited channels on your mixer and you want to have a consumer type stereo rig tied into your studio the best thing to do is to pick up a dedicated [un-powered] reciever of the consumer variety and bring it back on two channels of your desk. What you're looking to do [if I am guessing right] has no "pro" gear solution that I am aware of. Check your local pawn shops for cheap solutions to this need.

 

[getuhgrip]

I knew this was a goofy question!

Yes, I want to be able to run other stereo components through my recording system amp and monitors.

I'm not going to use a "hardware" mixer. I just ordered M-audio's Omni Studio. Uses software mixing.

Remember seperate amp, preamp, tuner systems? Preamp is essentialy just a pass thru selecter box (source, volume, tone, ect.). I didn't know if there was a rack type equivalent these days. If not, I'll hunt down an old analog unit IF there's not a problem using the above mentioned amp and monitors like this.

In this application, I guess what you guys are saying is to run "tape monitor out" into one of the in's on the Omni Studio's breakout box?

 

[Emeric]

Yeah just run it to two inputs on the omni. Another alternative would be to pick up a cheap RCA patchbay and run all your tape's CD's whatever to the back of it, and then run the L/R output out the front of whatever you want to use to the Omni.