Preamp with Dual Zone and Remote Independent Volume Control?


Hello y'all,
I am running simultaneously two pairs of very different full range large speakers (Magneplanar and vintage JBL) from the same source using the dual zone feature of my Denon receiver as a preamp.  I use two separate stereo power amplifiers, a NAD and a Yamaha, one for each set of speakers.  The Yamaha is driven from the Denon’s pre-out jacks and the NAD is driven from the Denon’s zone 2 outputs.
The Denon’s dual zone feature allows independent volume control of both sets of speakers from the same remote.  All this works and sounds actually much better than it sounds.... ;-)

I am looking to replace the Denon (which is used only as a preamp) by a proper preamp with similar dual zone control capability which again would allow to balance the two sets of speakers "on the fly" from a remote.
Is there a high quality (but not exotic) preamp, current or past model, which would do the trick?

Thanks!

Yoram
yoramguy1
Two stereo preamp with an universal remote control?

This approach would require Y splitters and double input selections which I prefer to avoid.
You can connect one preamp input to another preamp "Tape out"


Never thought of that one!!  Having not used Tape Out outputs for decades, please remind me:  The Tape Out signal is a "pass-through" of the selected source signal, and is not affected by the volume control of the preamp? 
... and a couple follow up questions:  Looking for example at a NAD NAD C 165BEE, would it be the 'Tape Out' or the 'Tape Monitor Out' jacks I would use to route the signal out from this one to the second preamp?And which source input jacks would you use on the second preamp (except of course phono) or does it matter?  Thanks!!
NAD C 165BEE, would it be the 'Tape Out' or the 'Tape Monitor Out' jacks I would use to route the signal out from this one to the second preamp?
Yes, you can use either.
which source input jacks would you use on the second preamp (except of course phono) or does it matter?
No, it doesn't matter.
Just make sure both preamp not using same remote control code.