" Onix XCD-88 goes into one of the two inputs on the SYS. The tape out on the Adcom preamp goes into the other input on the SYS. The output of the SYS goes to the Adcom amp? Can the SYS sit on top of the amp as the preamp was originally designed to do?"
Yes. Just think of the SYS as a 2 input preamp. Its just passive and doesn't process or amplify the signal in any way.
" If I decide to add a turntable, the turntable goes into the phono section of the preamp. Will selecting tape out on the preamp send the phono output to the SYS and then onto the amp? "
Yes again. But as a future upgrade, you may want to get an external phono preamp and connect it directly to the sys.
Yes. Just think of the SYS as a 2 input preamp. Its just passive and doesn't process or amplify the signal in any way.
" If I decide to add a turntable, the turntable goes into the phono section of the preamp. Will selecting tape out on the preamp send the phono output to the SYS and then onto the amp? "
Yes again. But as a future upgrade, you may want to get an external phono preamp and connect it directly to the sys.