I have been grooving on my BHK preamp feeding BHK 300 mono’s for over 6 months now, and I just love the musical and detailed view they offer into every recording. Just beautiful stuff, and fun, too! So, I like to record LP’s into hi rez files with an ADC, and that was pretty straightforward with my…

It always belongs. But, no, unless we redid the back panel of the BHK there’s no way I know of getting a fixed level out.

Assuming the OP’s phono pre uses a set of RCA inputs on the BHK pre, why not just connect cables to the corresponding XLR inputs and run those to the ADC? Or even just use a y-adapter from either the RCA outs on the phono pre or from the RCA input to the BHK? Not quite as elegant as a tape loop, bu…

Do you need to be listening while recording? There are numerous options, including for the guy who passed on the BHK, due to no tape outs, unless you want both inside and outside playing at same time. Setup one input for HT pass through, or do what I do. I have a separate pair of cables going to my…

Thanks for these thoughts on work-arounds. I am using an Audio Research Reference 2SE phono stage and a Benchmark ADC 1 for the digital conversion. The ADC only takes XLR inputs (weirdly restrictive, but…), and I am using XLR connection between the pre and power amps. I use a pretty expensive XLR…

Why don’t you use an XLR Y adapter on the output of the Audio Research? One could feed BHK and the other permanently connected to the ADC. Use the BHK to monitor what you’re doing. Does that not work?

jeffstarr said Do you need to be listening while recording? There are numerous options, including for the guy who passed on the BHK, due to no tape outs, unless you want both inside and outside playing at same time. Thanks. Yes, inside and outside playing at the same time is a must. The inside…

Unless you are like me and can easily use five inputs. :slight_smile: And can also find a use for a fixed out as well.

And thus the conundrum. There’s not much real estate on the back of the BHK especially considering dual single and balanced inputs/outputs. Maybe making input five singled ended and the fixed volume output single ended… Just a thought.

Not a bad solution, but I would hate to lose the true balanced connections the unit provides.

How to "Tape Loop" using the BHK Preamp

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Paul August 16, 2017, 5:09am 11

I wouldn’t disagree.

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How to "Tape Loop" using the BHK Preamp

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