Emanuel is right about the AUX input. BUT, if you ARE using the phono
input, you may need to use a different kind of cartridge. There are two
types (generally) in the consumer turntables cartridge market: "moving
magnet" and a "moving coil." The "moving coil" types often produce
lower output levels than the magnet ones.
However, from the sound of your symptoms, it seems that you have it
hooked up to the wrong input jack.
Cya,
KevFrey.
Emanuel Borsboom wrote:
quoted 22 lines On Sat, 9 Aug 1997, Danny Freer wrote:
>
> On Sat, 9 Aug 1997, Danny Freer wrote:
>
> > [...] I hooked it up on my stereo and it plays.. but the
> > signal is very faint and tinny. I'm listening to the vinyl of "801 Live"
> > that I bought last night and I have to turn my stereo's volume _way_ up to
> > hear the record. [...]
>
> What input do you have it plugged into on your amplifier? Record players
> don't put out a normal aux signal, so it has to be hooked to your amp's
> phono jack. If the amp doesn't have a phono jack, you'll need to get a
> pre-amp. Get a decent pre-amp, because cheap ones (like I bought at Radio
> Shack at first) are really noisy.
>
> In honour of the discussion I went out and bought a quality needle and had
> everything calibrated by an expert. It sounds really, really good now.
>
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