Originally Posted by
sumday
my son recently gifted me his TAG MACLAREN PA10 pre amp and it has breathed new life into my much loved NAD 3120 amp.
everything about the sound is much improved and this got me wondering...is it possible to power down the preamp side of the nad and convert it to a pure power
although the controls are now out of the loop I guess there is still juice being delivered, i.e, being diverted from the power side.....I hope this makes sense!!
NIGE.
Nigel, I'm no expert but I'm guessing if you're using the nads pre in 'you're already by passing the nads pre amp thus making it a power amp,think I'm right but happy to be proved wrong if there is any power left going to the pure of the nad surely it can't have any negative effect? Jim
Last edited by Pieoftheday; 29-08-2015 at 14:05.
Reason: got me pre in and out wrong, doh!!
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