quoted 4 lines turntable for $15. I hooked it up on my stereo and it plays.. but the> turntable for $15. 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. If I had it turned up this loud for a CD/tape/whatever,
You need to run a turntable through a phono preamp, which amplifies the
signal to the appropriate level and applies the RIAA eq curve. Not all
amps/receivers have a phono input nowadays, but you can get a phono preamp
for about $70. If you've got a phono input and the turntable's plugged
into it, then maybe it's a moving-coil vs. moving-magnet issue -- but
probably not, all things considered.
--Mark