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My preamp is currently on the fritz and I won't be getting a new one
for awhile. Actually I won't be listening to a *lot* of music at all
for awhile, but in the meantime, can a headphone amp such as the
HeadRoom Little be used as a preamp in a pinch? I'd rig up or buy at
Radio Shack some connector that converts headphone plug to RCA.

I've been using a Musical Fidelity (X-Cans V3) headphone amp as a pre-amp
for over a year now, and it works and sounds great. I installed a couple of
RCA connectors and a switch on the back to make things easier (initially I
just used the headphone jack). My headphone amp is currently running
through a Yamaha AX-596 Integrated Amp (an excellent amp, btw, even without
using the X-Cans as a preamp). I also run it through an older NAD 3020,
where the improvement is more discernable.

Regards,

Roland Goetz.