chubbler108 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Sorry guys, I'm new to vinyl. I have a few Mastodon and Municipal Waste records, and my dad just gave me his old JVC JL-F50 player. I know, it's crazy old, but it works. When I brought it up to my system and plugged it in, it wouldn't work. I have a Sony 400w 3 CD changer (MHC-GX450) and I plugged it into the AV plugs in the front and it was really quiet. I turned the volume all the way up on the Sony and the sound quality wasn't very good and it was still pretty quiet. I have used these plugs for an iPod and a Playstation before, so I know they work for those. And I listened to this record player in my Dad's office right before I moved it up to my room. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this won't work? Or what I need to get to make it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrews Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 You need to amplify it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericxthexred Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 you need a pre amp. the amp that your dad has in his office probably has a boost on the phono channel, but your newer stereo doesn't. you just need a bit more power, that's all. look em up, you'll be able to get one for like $20 easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle350 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I've got a question kind of like this. If I buy a Ion USB turntable and plug it into my stereo will I need to buy a pre-amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 goldring make a really top quality one if you like. www.goldring.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I've got a question kind of like this. If I buy a Ion USB turntable and plug it into my stereo will I need to buy a pre-amp? No, as I believe those have built-in pre-amps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I've got a question kind of like this. If I buy a Ion USB turntable and plug it into my stereo will I need to buy a pre-amp? "The Ion iTT USB turntable has a 3.5mm minijack socket for connecting a tape player - so you can transfer your tapes to your computer too. This USB turntable also has line level output for connecting to any home stereo with CD or auxiliary (AUX) inputs, and can be switched to phono level output for connection to a hi-fi with a traditional turntable input too." very handy that it can do both aux input AND phono input on stereos!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbler108 Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 Thank you everyone for your help! Does anyone know anything about these preamps? I found the ART DeeJay pre II for $51.99, and the Behringer Microphono PP400 Phono Preamp for $24.99. Is it worth paying double to get the ART pre? Will there be a noticiable difference? Or do you think I should go with the Behringer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Thank you everyone for your help!Does anyone know anything about these preamps? I found the ART DeeJay pre II for $51.99, and the Behringer Microphono PP400 Phono Preamp for $24.99. Is it worth paying double to get the ART pre? Will there be a noticiable difference? Or do you think I should go with the Behringer. haven't heard of those two, but i bought one for around $40 and it tended to have quite a bit of 'noise' when playing / recording. really quite noticable fuzz - you could hear it really loudly in between songs. i personally would spend the extra cash to get a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Thank you everyone for your help!Does anyone know anything about these preamps? I found the ART DeeJay pre II for $51.99, and the Behringer Microphono PP400 Phono Preamp for $24.99. Is it worth paying double to get the ART pre? Will there be a noticiable difference? Or do you think I should go with the Behringer. I have the Behringer PP400, and I have a fairly high end (budget) turntable, a Music Hall MMF-1. I think it sounds great. I run it thru a newer sony reciever and I get no distortion or noise. Unless you have a $1000 turntable running thru a $4000 stereo, I don't think your gonna hear a difference. On that note a tube preamp is the way to go. You can get a Bellari VP129 for around $250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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