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Turntable through soundsystem question (SOLVED)

Discussion in 'Receivers and amplifiers' started by Ishmael24, Sep 25, 2010.

  1. Ishmael24

    Ishmael24 Member

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    Hi guys i've been thinking about buying a turntable/Record player to play my Vinyl collection and i've allready got a speaker system which has 3 sets of red and white plugs and a power cord (Thats all i know, I'm a tech noob)

    I was wondering if i bought a new Turntable, is it possible to hook it directly to the speaker system or do i HAVE to spend money on a receiver ?

    Thank you in advance
     
  2. aldan

    aldan Active member

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    any decent turntable requires an amp.ie receiver.
     
  3. Ishmael24

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    Damn :(

    Are they expensive ?
     
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    aldan Active member

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    depends on how good you want it to sound.my home theatre receiver was around $600 cdn.also important is a good turntable.you dont want to gouge valuable vinyl.
     
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  5. Ishmael24

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    hmm ok
    Hmm ok thanks,

    And another Question, Whats a pre - amplifier ? do i have to worry about getting one of those ?
     
  6. aldan

    aldan Active member

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    no you dont have to worry about one of those.if i remember correctly the turntable will have whats called a preamp out.in other words it will push a small bit of power on its own.not enough to power speakers mind you.all you need is a decent turntable and a good amp and speakers. i remember my older brothers turntable had less than half a gram of stylus pressure.you couldnt bloody sneeze and the record skipped.awesome system tho.two tannoy speakers,sony amp and turntable.1970 vintage first real hi fi.about 5000.00 cdn at the time.
     
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    If you buy a turntable with Av outputs should be able to run the sound through a sterio or even your T.V.Dont know what the sound quality would be like on a tv (guessing shocking).I got an old sterio for $15 of a m8 and it has AV imputs and i hooked my speakers up to it.Has a turntable on top under a glass cover but records dont play properly (on it) apparently the needle on the record player is damaged.
     
  8. JVC

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    Most receivers now days don't have "Phono" inputs, until you get into their higher end units. If you use any input other than a "Phono" input, you'll need a phono pre-amp. They range from cheap to expensive. Some people even use one with a receiver that does have a phono input, just to boost the signal even more. Here are a couple of cheap ones from Radio Shack: http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=phono amp&origkw=phono amp&sr=1 You can do a Google search for phono pre-amp, and find plenty more, I'm sure.
     
  9. Ishmael24

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    ok thanks :)

    I live in Australia so no Radio Shacks here :( but my mate has an old receiver (Like 1980's old) so it'd probably have phono right ? and i dont care about the age, just as long as it works so i can get the signal through to the speakers :)
     
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    sounds like your in bussiness.
     
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    Thanks Aldan and JVC for your help guys :)
     

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