yaqin cd2 and vincent po 8 phono preamp

laotzu61
laotzu61 Posts: 327
edited August 2014 in Electronics
I was wondering if anyone may know if I can use my yaqin cd2 tube buffer in conjunction with the Vincent po 8 phono preamp and, if so, how would I connect the in and out cables? thanks.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited August 2014
    Isnt the vincent phono preamp already tube?

    If not, turntable to the vincent, vincent to the cd2 cd2 to your receriver or preamp. Btw. Are you using a receiver or integrated or seperate amp / pre?
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited August 2014
    The reason why I ask, when I was using an integrated amp, it had pre out and amp in. Thats where I found my cd2 most effective.
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  • laotzu61
    laotzu61 Posts: 327
    edited August 2014
    erniejade wrote: »
    Isnt the vincent phono preamp already tube?

    If not, turntable to the vincent, vincent to the cd2 cd2 to your receriver or preamp. Btw. Are you using a receiver or integrated or seperate amp / pre?

    no, the poh-8 is not, altho Vincent does make one that does have a tube. I'm currently running a parasound hca-1200 with a parasound php-850 pre. and thank you.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited August 2014
    try it between the pre and the amp. For me when I ran one it made one heck of a difference.
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  • laotzu61
    laotzu61 Posts: 327
    edited August 2014
    will do. and thanks again.
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  • laotzu61
    laotzu61 Posts: 327
    edited August 2014
    erniejade wrote: »
    try it between the pre and the amp. For me when I ran one it made one heck of a differe
    nce.

    how would I connect between amp and pre?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited August 2014
    laotzu61 wrote: »
    how would I connect between amp and pre?


    2 analog rca cables from the pre's front left and right outputs to the CD2's inputs....then 2 more rca cables from the cd2's outputs to the amps inputs.
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  • laotzu61
    laotzu61 Posts: 327
    edited August 2014
    tonyb wrote: »
    2 analog rca cables from the pre's front left and right outputs to the CD2's inputs....then 2 more rca cables from the cd2's outputs to the amps inputs.

    gotcha. and thanks. been switching over to all zu audio cables, and think they're the cat's meow.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,640
    edited August 2014
    I picked up a cd1 & cd2 here on CP & really enjoy them & notice a big difference. For the price you can go wrong. I play around with different tubes :) Enjoy
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  • laotzu61
    laotzu61 Posts: 327
    edited August 2014
    boston1450 wrote: »
    I picked up a cd1 & cd2 here on CP & really enjoy them & notice a big difference. For the price you can go wrong. I play around with different tubes :) Enjoy

    mt cd2 came with mullard 8100's. I picked up an extra pair nos, I was so impressed.
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  • laotzu61
    laotzu61 Posts: 327
    edited August 2014
    sorry. above should read "mullard." I'm not using ducks
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,640
    edited August 2014
    laotzu61 wrote: »
    mt cd2 came with mullard 8100's. I picked up an extra pair nos, I was so impressed.
    those are nice tubes. Adds alot to the mix. I have been using Voskhods & Mullards on & off. They both seem great with the SDA's. I just switched over to the RTA's & need to get a listen to the Mullard M8100's for a bit & see how they sound on those speakers. Hard one as the SDA's just seem much better. Rolling tubes in these little guys are fun & you do notice a difference. Well worth the coin
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited August 2014
    Voskhods and western Electric on mine. Both fantastic results.
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  • laotzu61
    laotzu61 Posts: 327
    edited August 2014
    I had an opportunity to pick up a matched pair of the voskhods from a guy on the site some time ago, and had to pass at the time. I can't recall who it was, but if he's reading this thread and still has them, I would like to try them out.
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