Help!! My Turntable is not compatible with a newer processor!!!

crystal-clear
crystal-clear Posts: 19
edited December 2001 in Technical/Setup
I have a older model Yamaha Turntable hooked up to a Yamaha AV processor. The problem is that the processor wasn't intended to be hooked up to a turntable. The output sound level is to low. There are no settings on either to adjust this. When I play a record, I have to turn the volume knob up all the way to listen to some music that is not very loud at all.
If anyone has any suggestions I would be greatful for you help. I need to know if there is any way to somehow in crease the output from the Turntable or anything else to make them more compatible.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Happy Holidays!!!

Crystal-Clear:confused:
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  • rlw
    rlw Posts: 231
    edited December 2001
    All you need is a phono stage and another set of I/C cables.

    Phono stages range in price from ~USD30.00 [Radio Shack, battery operated] to ~USD8,500.00 [Aesthetix IO Signature]...and there's probably some ungodly expensive model that I'm not thinking about at the moment.


    Good luck.
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  • LordSpeakaMinch
    LordSpeakaMinch Posts: 21
    edited December 2001
    Crystal Clear:

    I agree with rlw, you need a outboard phono preamp (sometimes called a pre-preamp) to boost the very low output of the turntable to a high enough level to be used by one of the auxilliary inputs of your processor. Even if the turntable output was a high enough voltage, the sound would be horrible because the signals from a turntable have to be passed through an RIAA equalizer before they are fed to an amplifier. A phono preamp provides both RIAA equalization and amplification.

    Two popular, reasonably priced ones are the Parasound PPH-100 ($100) and the Rotel RQ970B ($200). Both units allow you to use either moving coil or moving magnet cartridges. You can find technical specifications for these units at the Parasound and Rotel websites. You can also read user reviews of both these units at www.audioreview.com/reviews.

    I had a similar problem myself when I bought an Adcom GFP-750 preamp, which has no phono stage. I am using an old Yamaha C-85 preamp (which has an excellent phono stage) as a phono preamp and running the output from the C-85 to one of the auxilliary inputs of the GFP-750.;)
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  • crystal-clear
    crystal-clear Posts: 19
    edited December 2001
    Thanks guys, Yall have make my day great and my audio system even better.
    I will get the problem fixed fixed soon thanks to yall.

    Crystal-clear:) :)
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