DAC plus Headphone amp

[Zac]

I'm about to purchase a DAC to place between my Squeezebox and my receiver (Rotel 1067). This should improve the sound quality considerably.

I would also like to use the DAC (Lavry) as a headphone amp for all sources. On the 1067, this would generally be done by hooking a headphone amp up to the Tape Out and then selecting whatever source I wanted to via the receiver.

My question is, can I do both at the same time; use the DAC component for the input and the headphone amp for the output of the receiver. Or does tsomehow create a conflict or loop where the line into the DAC (from the Tape Out) then feeds the receiver again and again and again....

Wasnt sure if this is a generic DAC question or a Rotel specific quesiton.

Thanks, this is my first DAC (obviously?).

[dknightd]

You don't say which Lavry, but I'm pretty sure none of them have analog inputs.
So you can only use the headphone amp in the DAC with a digital source.
Most receivers do not have a digital output.
So the answer is no.

[Zac]

Thanks, wrong answer ! but that is what I suspected. You are right, the Lavry (DA10) doesnt have analogue inputs.

The 1067 has a digital out, I was hoping I could redirect that back in to the DAC.

[dknightd]

You might be able to send the receiver digital out back to the DAC.
As long as your usual source, and your receiver, use different
connections you should be OK (I think the lavry has spdif coax and optical,
and probably aes, which you can switch between)