Feeding a v72 into a v72? Is it safe?

[Marlowe]

I have the TAB/Funkenwerk v72s pair and I want to try going into one channel and then routing that output into the second channel but I am hesitant because I don't want to destroy them.

Have anyone tried this? Is it safe to do? If so, would I be able to crank the first channel or would that be too much?

[CaptCrunch]

Originally Posted by Marlowe

I have the TAB/Funkenwerk v72s pair and I want to try going into one channel and then routing that output into the second channel but I am hesitant because I don't want to destroy them.

Have anyone tried this? Is it safe to do? If so, would I be able to crank the first channel or would that be too much?

I haven't tried daisy-chaining preamps, but it wouldn't hurt to check with Oliver @ TAB before doing so.

[Fletcher]

It depends on how much extra gain you require... It has been a few years since I have seen the TAB-funkenwerks V-72 so I don't recall if it has a gain control or if it's fixed at 34db of gain like an original V-72.

Sometimes with things like V-72's you can indeed use another gain stage in the signal path... I have used 2x TAB-funkenwerks V-78M's in series at times when I've required more gain from my V-78M without issue.

Bottom line is that you can try daisy chaining the channels of your V-72's without a struggle. You won't damage anything if you do... you might get a high level of distortion or you might not like the sound [or it could be a gift from heaven for all I know]... but you certainly won't hurt anything in the trial process.

Best of luck with it.

Peace.

[Marlowe]

Thanks for the replies.

I'm not looking for extra gain really, I want to overload the hell out of a channel to see if I like the sound. That's why I am asking, I want to get extreme but don't want to trash the pres. It took a LONG time to score one of these so I don't want to take them out in one foolish experiment.

Oh, and the gain is variable, Fletcher.