Re: Phono preamp: Update

OK, here's the update. The new preamp works perfectly! I am in vinyl
bliss. Now I just need to find something metal to which to attach the
ground wire from the turntable. It's amazing how much plastic there
is! (Off to search for Phillips screwdriver....)

Margie

On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:08:39 -0700, Margie
<nomoremargiesjunk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It played just fine on my old amplifier, so I doubt it's the
turntable. But it's something to think about. I got a replacement
preamp but haven't yet had a chance to hook it up. Hopefully it was
just a bad one the first time. I'll post my results soon. Thanks,
Ed.

Margie

On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 12:28:07 -0700, "Ed Chait"
<edchait4remove@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


"Margie" <nomoremargiesjunk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:egvkf31m5289lpss9c1t21cl0ros9o24l3@xxxxxxxxxx
Jeanne,
I bought one from a local electronics store -- a small piece, just as
you described. Unfortunately, it seems to have a problem because I'm
not getting full volume from both channels, only one, so it's going
back to the store for testing and I'll keep trying. It was $20. If
it will work properly, it will do just what I need. I had no idea
that turntables were so obsolete that you need an additional piece of
equipment to use them. The good news is that this preamp can also
supposedly be hooked up between my turntable and my PC and I can turn
vinyl into digital using software! Now that's exciting (assuming I
ever have the time to do it). Thanks for the, er, input. <g>

Margie



It's possible that your turntable is not putting out equal volume on both
channels also. This usually is caused by corrosion on the terminals or a
bad cartridge (needle).

You may want to take your turntable in also so they can rule it out.

ed


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