Nakamichi deck directly into power amplifier

Sorry about that,I thought the standard was two volts for tape decks,tuners,cd players,etc.

Al, thank you. I was thinking about Rowland 102, now that Jeff finally made an amp that many can afford. His website doesn't give the input sensitivity figure; will have to send him a message.
Yogiboy, I can't try it with the Audiolab though it does have power section inputs. The manual says that some kind of module should be first installed.

Inna, it's possible to calculate the sensitivity from the power ratings for the 102 (100W into 8 ohms, 200W into 4 ohms) and the gain spec (27db). I just did a quick calculation, which indicates a sensitivity of slightly over 1.1 volts. Not an ideal match.

Yogiboy, yes, 2.0 volts is the de facto standard for cdp's, but tape decks and tuners are commonly a good deal lower.

Best regards,
-- Al

Al, appreciate it. But you upset me - Rowland is not a very good match.

I'm a big fan of bypassing my preamplifier (my esoteric and berkleyboth go direct) but my reel to reel did need the preamplifier.