HOW DO I HOOK UP this TURNTABLE?
Question: I got an old turntable. the only 3 wires are the two audio ones (red and white) and i have this black one. The black one has the female end of what looks like a headphone jack (modern headphones). It is the same as what a power adapter hookup end looks like.... how do i get power?!!!
Answers: It's worth expanding on the pre-amp situation a bit.
Almost all stereo analog connections you see being made with RCA jacks are line level - which is a standard for how audio components can send audio to each other. The standard is made up, more or less, of the ratio of the amplitude of the audio to the voltage, and the equalization curve.
I say almost because phonographs are a stark exception. They don't generally have line-level outputs. Instead, they simply wire directly from the cartridge to the output jacks. These levels are far lower, and the equalization curve is very different. They generally also include a grounding screw. It's a good idea to make sure the preamp and turntable are grounded together to avoid hum.
Most modern receiver/tuners have a phono input that accepts phono level outputs from the turntable. Such receivers have a built-in preamp for the phono input. But if you want to hook a turntable to a line-level input, you can buy a separate standalone pre-amp.
All of the rest of the inputs on a modern receiver are equivalent to each other - all are line level . The phono input is the exception.
Well, the stereo (red and white) hook up to the pre-amp/receiver. Though, hook it up to the phono inputs first. Most turntables have powered outputs and hooking them up to regular inputs will give you results that you do not want, mainly a lot of distortion and could also blow your speakers out.
As far as the black plug, look on the turntable, see if there is information for volts and amps on it. If there is not, try to find a manual for it, use google.com if you have to. The manual should have the power rating. Once you find this, you will need to head to a place like Radio Shack and tell them you need an AC adapter and give them the volts and amps that the turntable requires, they should have something that should do you. If you don't get the right ac adapter, you can screw up the turntable. You obviously are going to have to match up the connection type.
yea...just hire someone
that turntable is part of a system it wont work without the other bits.
Answers: It's worth expanding on the pre-amp situation a bit.
Almost all stereo analog connections you see being made with RCA jacks are line level - which is a standard for how audio components can send audio to each other. The standard is made up, more or less, of the ratio of the amplitude of the audio to the voltage, and the equalization curve.
I say almost because phonographs are a stark exception. They don't generally have line-level outputs. Instead, they simply wire directly from the cartridge to the output jacks. These levels are far lower, and the equalization curve is very different. They generally also include a grounding screw. It's a good idea to make sure the preamp and turntable are grounded together to avoid hum.
Most modern receiver/tuners have a phono input that accepts phono level outputs from the turntable. Such receivers have a built-in preamp for the phono input. But if you want to hook a turntable to a line-level input, you can buy a separate standalone pre-amp.
All of the rest of the inputs on a modern receiver are equivalent to each other - all are line level . The phono input is the exception.
Well, the stereo (red and white) hook up to the pre-amp/receiver. Though, hook it up to the phono inputs first. Most turntables have powered outputs and hooking them up to regular inputs will give you results that you do not want, mainly a lot of distortion and could also blow your speakers out.
As far as the black plug, look on the turntable, see if there is information for volts and amps on it. If there is not, try to find a manual for it, use google.com if you have to. The manual should have the power rating. Once you find this, you will need to head to a place like Radio Shack and tell them you need an AC adapter and give them the volts and amps that the turntable requires, they should have something that should do you. If you don't get the right ac adapter, you can screw up the turntable. You obviously are going to have to match up the connection type.
yea...just hire someone
that turntable is part of a system it wont work without the other bits.
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