Splitting Signal from Phono Preamp

I'm currently splitting the signal from my stand alone phono preamp with signal going to both my amp and my computer soundcard [to record to hard drive]. [Because my amp has no outs, I can't go from amp to soundcard directly.] I don't hear any loss of signal strength, but I was curious to hear from members re: any signal degradation that I may not be aware of. The alternative is to disconnect one pair of cables and reconnect another pair every time I want to record to my hard drive.

 

Hell-o. No one has a thought on this?

 

Your profile does not list what your phono preamp is, so I can't comment on it specifically.

That said, the obvious question is: how does it sound to you? Does it sound different when only one is connected, as opposed to both?

From what I understand, the concern is that the phono pre would "see" an impedence that it was not designed to work with. IME, this sort of impedence mismatch leads to a loss of dynamics and a roll-off of the frequency extremes. If you are not having these problems, then you are probably OK.

John K.

 

Sorry, John, I've updated my profile. OK, from a Black Cube phono pre I'm splitting the signal [with Monster Y phono plug] to both my Cary amp and an Aardvark AD breakout box [which has mic pres to boost the signal] which connects digitally to the Aardvark computer card. Generally speaking, as the signal is split, am I compromising the sound in any way? I don't really *hear* a difference, but what concerns me is that there may be some degradation that I'm not *now* aware of but might become apparent later on as my ears "sharpen," so to speak.