Connecting a Turntable

[John Ridd]

Firstly, apologies for such a basic question but the grey hair has set in and I'm no techie so your advice is appreciated.

I'm thinking about getting a turntable to get some use out of the vinyl that's in the loft. Trouble is, the only socket on my micro hi-fi is for headphones. No aux socket or anything. So, is it possible to connect a turntable to this unit or will I have to replace my hi-fi?

Thanks in advance.

[Jim Gregory]

"John Ridd" > wrote in message
...
>
> Firstly, apologies for such a basic question but the grey hair has set
> in and I'm no techie so your advice is appreciated.
>
> I'm thinking about getting a turntable to get some use out of the vinyl
> that's in the loft. Trouble is, the only socket on my micro hi-fi is for
> headphones. No aux socket or anything. So, is it possible to connect a
> turntable to this unit or will I have to replace my hi-fi?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> --
> John Ridd

Unfortunately such a magnetic pickup cartridge needs to go into a special
phono input with RIAA compensation on a stereo preamp or an integrated amp.
Try firstly to get hold of a 2nd-hand one at a charity shop or a music
dealer.

[GregS]

In article >, John Ridd > wrote:
>
>Firstly, apologies for such a basic question but the grey hair has set
>in and I'm no techie so your advice is appreciated.
>
>I'm thinking about getting a turntable to get some use out of the vinyl
>that's in the loft. Trouble is, the only socket on my micro hi-fi is for
>headphones. No aux socket or anything. So, is it possible to connect a
>turntable to this unit or will I have to replace my hi-fi?
>
>Thanks in advance.

Its quite possible to use a phono preamp and an FM modulator.
You can get these very cheap. Look around the Web.

greg

[Kalman Rubinson]

On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 16:55:30 +0000, John Ridd
> wrote:

>
>Firstly, apologies for such a basic question but the grey hair has set
>in and I'm no techie so your advice is appreciated.
>
>I'm thinking about getting a turntable to get some use out of the vinyl
>that's in the loft. Trouble is, the only socket on my micro hi-fi is for
>headphones. No aux socket or anything. So, is it possible to connect a
>turntable to this unit or will I have to replace my hi-fi?
>
>Thanks in advance.

I know of no way to connect it since you say it has no inputs. If it
plays cassette tapes, you may be able to adapt something, however.

Kal

[DaveW]

You will have to get a new system. You SPECIFICALLY need a receiver or
preamp that has dedicated PHONO-IN sockets on the back. You CANNOT use any
other marked input. The reason for this is that the output from the
cartridge in the turntable has to go thru a special phono amp that corrects
the signal to the RIAA curve for correct frequency response.

--
DaveW

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"John Ridd" > wrote in message
...
>
> Firstly, apologies for such a basic question but the grey hair has set
> in and I'm no techie so your advice is appreciated.
>
> I'm thinking about getting a turntable to get some use out of the vinyl
> that's in the loft. Trouble is, the only socket on my micro hi-fi is for
> headphones. No aux socket or anything. So, is it possible to connect a
> turntable to this unit or will I have to replace my hi-fi?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> --
> John Ridd

[John Ridd]

[QUOTE=DaveW]You will have to get a new system. You SPECIFICALLY need a receiver or
preamp that has dedicated PHONO-IN sockets on the back. You CANNOT use any
other marked input. The reason for this is that the output from the
cartridge in the turntable has to go thru a special phono amp that corrects
the signal to the RIAA curve for correct frequency response.

--
DaveW

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Thanks for all your replies. The turntable I was looking at does have a built-in pre-amp but, I guess I still need a PHONO-IN socket on the back of my hi-fi??

Replacing the hi-fi itself isn't a problem but, looking around there don't seem to be many units around these days that have a dedicated phono socket. I didn't want to go to the expense of having to buy seperates. I just wanted a small hi-fi with a dab radio, front-loading CD and a turntable.

If any of you guys know a system that can be bought on the high-street that might suit me I'd be grateful if you could point me in the right direction. I certainly don't want to spend a fortune though!

Thanks again.

[Jim Gregory]

"John Ridd" > wrote in message
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>
> DaveW Wrote:
>> You will have to get a new system. You SPECIFICALLY need a receiver or
>> preamp that has dedicated PHONO-IN sockets on the back. You CANNOT
>> use any
>> other marked input. The reason for this is that the output from the
>> cartridge in the turntable has to go thru a special phono amp that
>> corrects
>> the signal to the RIAA curve for correct frequency response.
>>
>> --
>> DaveW
>>
>> ----------------
>> Thanks for all your replies. The turntable I was looking at does have a
>> built-in pre-amp but, I guess I still need a PHONO-IN socket on the back
>> of my hi-fi??
>>
>> Replacing the hi-fi itself isn't a problem but, looking around there
>> don't seem to be many units around these days that have a dedicated
>> phono socket. I didn't want to go to the expense of having to buy
>> seperates. I just wanted a small hi-fi with a dab radio, front-loading
>> CD and a turntable.
>>
>> If any of you guys know a system that can be bought on the high-street
>> that might suit me I'd be grateful if you could point me in the right
>> direction. I certainly don't want to spend a fortune though!
>>
>> Thanks again.
>
>
> --
> John Ridd

John
You might have mentioned this active detail earlier! If the gram already
corrects the cartridge response and amplifies it, ideally you need to
connect its o/ps to Aux In or Line In of a stereo preamp or system - as I
had stated before.
GregS's suggestion of using a VHF-FM modulator seems right, so get a stereo
one, feed the gram audio into it, and tune in the frequency on your micro
tuner.
Or, with just the right jumper leads, try to use your PC soundcard's Stereo
Line-In jack. Voila!
J

[wkearney99]

> You will have to get a new system. You SPECIFICALLY need a receiver or
> preamp that has dedicated PHONO-IN sockets on the back. You CANNOT use
any
> other marked input.

Well, as another post mentioned, he could get an FM modulator and a phono
pre-amp. The amp would take care of handling the cartridge-level signal and
the modulator would feed the audio into his existing unit on an unused FM
station. If he's not fixated on fidelity issues this might be a reasonable
solution.

But, as you point out, if he wants a direct input then he will indeed have
to replace the system.

-Bill Kearney

[John Ridd]

You will have to get a new system. You SPECIFICALLY need a receiver or
preamp that has dedicated PHONO-IN sockets on the back. You CANNOT use
any
other marked input.

Well, as another post mentioned, he could get an FM modulator and a phono
pre-amp. The amp would take care of handling the cartridge-level signal and
the modulator would feed the audio into his existing unit on an unused FM
station. If he's not fixated on fidelity issues this might be a reasonable
solution.

But, as you point out, if he wants a direct input then he will indeed have
to replace the system.

-Bill Kearney


Thanks for all the feedback guys. I've decided to change my system. Going to get a Denon DM35DAB and then (hopefully) connect the turntable directly to that unit.

Cheers again.

JR

[Kalman Rubinson]

On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 08:13:18 +0000, John Ridd
> wrote:

>Thanks for all the feedback guys. I've decided to change my system.
>Going to get a Denon DM35DAB and then (hopefully) connect the turntable
>directly to that unit.

It has inputs but there's no phono input. So, you may still need an
external phono preamp, depending on your cartridge/turntable.

Kal

[John Ridd]

On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 08:13:18 +0000, John Ridd
wrote:

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I've decided to change my system.
Going to get a Denon DM35DAB and then (hopefully) connect the turntable
directly to that unit.

It has inputs but there's no phono input. So, you may still need an
external phono preamp, depending on your cartridge/turntable.

Kal

Blimey this is more complicated that I first thought! The fact that I'm going the new hi-fi unit route means I can ask the dealer I guess but, it looks like I can get a better deal online so one last question;

If the turntable has a built-in preamp I should be able to plug it straight into the input on the Denon right?

JR

[Jim Gregory]

"John Ridd" > wrote in message
...
>
> Kalman Rubinson Wrote:
>> On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 08:13:18 +0000, John Ridd
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for all the feedback guys. I've decided to change my system.
>> Going to get a Denon DM35DAB and then (hopefully) connect the
>> turntable
>> directly to that unit.
>>
>> It has inputs but there's no phono input. So, you may still need an
>> external phono preamp, depending on your cartridge/turntable.
>>
>> Kal
>
> Blimey this is more complicated that I first thought! The fact that I'm
> going the new hi-fi unit route means I can ask the dealer I guess but,
> it looks like I can get a better deal online so one last question;
>
> If the turntable has a built-in preamp I should be able to plug it
> straight into the input on the Denon right?
>
> JR
>
>
> --
> John Ridd

Right, but before u incur more expense, have u tried its preamp output
straight into your PC soundcard's Line input yet?
Jim

[Kalman Rubinson]

On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 08:12:32 +0000, John Ridd
> wrote:

>
>Kalman Rubinson Wrote:
>> On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 08:13:18 +0000, John Ridd
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for all the feedback guys. I've decided to change my system.
>> Going to get a Denon DM35DAB and then (hopefully) connect the
>> turntable
>> directly to that unit.
>>
>> It has inputs but there's no phono input. So, you may still need an
>> external phono preamp, depending on your cartridge/turntable.
>>
>> Kal
>
>Blimey this is more complicated that I first thought! The fact that I'm
>going the new hi-fi unit route means I can ask the dealer I guess but,
>it looks like I can get a better deal online so one last question;
>
>If the turntable has a built-in preamp I should be able to plug it
>straight into the input on the Denon right?

A built-in PHONO preamp will assure you. OTOH, you never told us what
cartridge is in your TT or the model of your turntable, I believe.
This information is relevant.

Kal