Help please pre-tuner as a stand-alone tuner ???

Rar1's first paragraph response sounds correct to me. His second paragraph seems to answer a different question than was asked however (although I don't follow the last sentence advice even at that).

About the question of whether you can use the remote-controlled Adcom to input your VCR before sending the output to your tube integrated: You would have to have a very light touch on the remote volume control, and even then it might not work out very well. You would be preamplifying the signal twice, because you'd have to use the Adcom's main outs in order to take advantage of the remote volume control. If your integrated by any chance has a 'direct' amp input, bypassing its internal preamp stage and volume control, then use that for this purpose. On the other hand, many "integrateds" don't actually contain a preamp stage, just a power amp with an input selector and a volume control, and if that's the case here, things might come out better for that experiment.

Zaikesman: See your point. I was understanding the second question to be ... could I use the Adcom's remote control as a way to control the entire "on/off; volume; etc" functions of the system. I missed the part of the VCR sitting in between the Adcom and the integrated amp. As for my last sentence ... not paying attention strikes again ... if I am using the Adcom's tape out ... the volume control is taken out of the picture. The Adcom's remote will only act as a way to power up/off the system and only if, I use its switched outlet. Thanks, Rich

Thanks for your help guys, it's a puzzling question. The idea of having at least the on-off feature through the pre-amp is nice BUT...as for the integrated plugged in to the pre-amp , seems I would just be routing the power through unnecessary stages through the pre-amp instead or a direct clean (well sort of) electricity feed directly into the wall? Am I not ''contaminating '' my power this way? Funny how a simple topic can evolve...

Thanks for your help guys, it's a puzzling question. The idea of having at least the on-off feature through the pre-amp is nice BUT...as for the integrated plugged in to the pre-amp , seems I would just be routing the power through unnecessary stages through the pre-amp instead or a direct clean (well sort of) electricity feed directly into the wall? Am I not ''contaminating '' my power this way? Funny how a simple topic can evolve...

Well, the wall power wouldn't be going through "stages", just extra wire and contacts, plus a switch. Just try it and see if you can hear a difference.