Uses for "tape-out" on a preamp

I use tape connections for several purposes:

1)My Stax headphone amplifier requires a line-level input and has its own volume control, so I drive that from tape outputs.

2)I use the phono amplifier section of a Mark Levinson ML-1 preamplifier as my phono stage, accessing it via the tape out jacks, which I connect into my main preamp (a Classe CP-60, which does not have a phono stage). (The ML-1's line stage doesn't work and is essentially unrepairable due to parts unavailability).

3)I have a high-end 1980's Tandberg 3004 cassette deck, which I connect into a tape loop on the Classe. I haven't recorded anything on it in years, but I use it for playback occasionally.

Regards,
-- Al

I use the Tape Out as Input to a SONOS ZP90 so I can play my CD collection throughout my house via the wireless connection to all the other SONOS players, without having to rip all my CDs to a computer.

I use the phono section of my Music Reference RM5III via the tape outs in the same manner as Al.

Headphone amp feed

Or to connect to my RTR tape deck (yes, I actually still use this from time to time)

You can put an Equalizer on the line and have it actually control all components hooked to the unit via tape monitor universally, and be able to turn it on and off the line. Also Tube buffers have become rather popular and affordable, this will take the signal and run it thru tubes and back out to your amplifiers, or even in a cheap integrated amp with tape in and out you can make the sound tubish by doing this for a second system or something.