I'd like to make one set of the outputs bypass the entire Smash amp stage so that I can simply route the input signal to another device. Basically I'd like to have my Crack permanently wired to one set out outputs, but I don't need the extra gain of the Smash when using the crack. My phono stage only has one output, and I'm sick of having to unplug it to switch between the Smash and the Crack. I'd also like having to avoid switching the Eros between inputs on the Smash, so ideally I'd like to have one set of inputs simultaneously output an amplified signal through one set of outputs and the raw, un-amplified signal through the other set.
My thought is to basically disconnect the resistors between the two outputs, and run a jumper from the center pins on one set of inputs to the center pins of one set of outputs, while leaving all of the existing input wiring in place. A few questions: is it OK to split the input signal in this manner? Basically I'd have one set of inputs running to both set of outputs, both as a passive signal and as an amplified signal. Also, what's the best way to handle the negative signal? Should I remove the wire that connects the negative signal of the two outputs and run a separate ground wire from the input jacks to the grounds of the output jacks? Or should I just leave all of the grounding in place and only connect the + signal wire between the input and output jacks?
Or, is this a terrible idea altogether? I realize a true passive preamp would help, like the Submissive, but since I only use one output on the Smash anyway it seems a bit redundant.
