Recently I tried to use my JDS Labs Atom Amp as a preamp for the power amp in my living room, which is an old Mitsubishi DA-A10DC, just to test it. I connected the amp's input into the pre-out into the Atom, and then a phono stage into the Atom's RCA input. Upon assuring that everything is on and trying to play a record - No sound occurred through the speakers. No matter how I turned the volume up on the Atom, it was just dead. Then I tried the same thing with a DAC instead of a phono stage - same result.
Plugging the power amp back to its designated pre-amp, a Mitsubishi DA-P20, things went back to normal, everything functioned normally and the speakers worked. Also notable to say that with another speaker amp's pre-outs, the Advance Acoustic MAP-105, it works. I was thinking of buying and using a Gustard H16 as a pre-amp for this system, but I am concerned it would not work like the Atom did not work.
1. Does anyone know why the Atom can't function as a pre-amp for the Mitsubishi power amp?
2. Should there be any similar problems with the Gustard H16?
Thanks in advance.
Info about the rest of the system:
Speakers: Infinity Kappa 8
Phono stage: AVM P30
Turntable: Technics SL-10
DAC: Cambridge Audio DacMagic
Plugging the power amp back to its designated pre-amp, a Mitsubishi DA-P20, things went back to normal, everything functioned normally and the speakers worked. Also notable to say that with another speaker amp's pre-outs, the Advance Acoustic MAP-105, it works. I was thinking of buying and using a Gustard H16 as a pre-amp for this system, but I am concerned it would not work like the Atom did not work.
1. Does anyone know why the Atom can't function as a pre-amp for the Mitsubishi power amp?
2. Should there be any similar problems with the Gustard H16?
Thanks in advance.
Info about the rest of the system:
Speakers: Infinity Kappa 8
Phono stage: AVM P30
Turntable: Technics SL-10
DAC: Cambridge Audio DacMagic