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input impedance and Mono question

I have the linestreamer+ as well and am quite happy with it. I haven't heard files from higher end AD converters, I've been meaning to check out the ones Fremmer posted but haven't. One thing to consider, I noticed (and if memory serves Fremmer pointed this out as well) the ADC has a low input impedance at 5Kohm. My phono amp's manufacturer suggested much higher at closer to 60Kohm or above. So I bought the Boozhound Labs buffer kit (linked below) that uses high quality parts to provide an easy load to drive. I haven't used it yet, but I am very happy with Boozhound products. I've built 2 phono amps and the head amp and to my ears they are really great values! I want to add the pot as you did and haven't gotten around to figuring which one I want to use. Thanks for the suggestion.

So anyway, you may want to investigate if the output of your phono amp can handle a 5Kohm load, if not I recommend the boozhound even though I haven't actually used it yet.

As far as mono, do you think adding a mono switch or just combining the signal in the digital domain is ideal?

Thanks

Nate
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