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New audio setup?

Hi guys (new member here) and doing lots of research... Was hoping to get some feedback on the following setup;
Sony PS-X600 with Denon DL-110 High Output MC Cartridge.
Schiit Audio Freya Pre-Amp with Tung-Sol Reissue 6SN7GTB Gain Matched.
Yamaha A-S201 Stereo Amplifier.
Dali Concept 10.

Have I made any noob mistakes? 
ynos
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mofimadness
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Some integrated amps do have preout/main in jumpers or just preouts, but the A-S201 does not.

2 Vidars would be sweet!


roberjerman
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Keep and use the Yamaha as a phono stage through its "tape out" into the Freya. 
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lowrider57
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Yeah, two Vidars running balanced would provide better channel separation and higher S/N. I'll bet there would be a terrific black background.

ynos OP
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I appreciate the input guys but seriously confused with all the talk of also needing a phono stage when I already have a preamp (Schiit Freya). Why do I need two preamps?
Roberjerman, interesting idea running through the Yamaha tape out and into the Freya but could you please explain the whole setup?
auxinput
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A turntable is not a normal audio device like a CD player or tape player.  It requires a special input circuit to handle the very low level signal and impedance of the turntable needle.  You cannot just plug it into a normal "CD input".  The Yamaha integrated does have a phono input (you should not connect anything else to that input!!!).

If you are into Schiit, the Mani is a phono preamp that you can use.  It's very cheap at $129 (and will likely be better than what's in the Yamaha). 

While you could connect the output of the Freya to a CD input on the Yamaha, it's still going to go through the preamp section in the Yamaha (which is not as good as Freya).  It's just not a good solution and a dedicated amp is much better.

Don't buy two Vidar amps like mcreyn suggested.  Bridging stereo amps is never a good idea and only works well if you have high impedance 8 ohm speakers that never drop down to low impedance areas.  You have a 6ohm speaker, but the actual impedance can drop down to 2-3 ohms in certain areas (like bass or midbass/midrange).  One Vidar amp will be just fine in your case, and will likely sound much better than the Yamaha

So it would be like this:

Sony turntable ==> Mani phono stage ==> Freya preamp ==> Vidar amp ==> Dali speakers

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