Subj : Dodgy Turntable
To   : Spectre
From : Oli
Date : Fri Oct 07 2022 16:04:12

Spectre wrote (2022-10-07):

 S> I don't know where #1 son got this thing from or what it cost. But I think
 S> its just the nature of the beast. As the audio arrives from the turntable
 S> it has little bass in it, lots of high sratchy sounding stuff and
 S> mediocre mid frequencies. I don't think it'd qualify as remotely HI-FI.
 S> Probably really better off finding one thats 50 years old and banging a
 S> new stylus in it. The problem I keep running into with older systems is
 S> the speed control gets knackered and won't stay put, no idea what the
 S> cause for it is.

These record players need a phono preamp for amplification and equalization.. Most amplifiers did have a phono input. There are also two standard MM and MC. ( https://vinylrestart.com/mm-vs-mc-phono-preamps-explained/ )

If you connect your turntable to line-in without a preamp, it will always sound crappy.

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