Pioneer Vsx-819h
What are the ports on the back of a Technics SL-BD1, or why isn’t my turntable louder?
Specifically, what is the port next to the left and right inputs. my turntable is very quiet and it wasn’t always like this. i think maybe i’m missing something for that port? i used to be able to crank tunes off this turntable. now when i have the volume all the way up sound does come from the speakers, but it is very quiet. i’ve read about preamps, but do i need one? i didn’t before. i am recently bought a new receiver, a pioneer VSX-819H and got my turntable out of storage(4 years) and sadly, it just isn’t loud enough.
The problem is your new receiver doesn’t have a built-in phono preamp and an input marked “phono”.
You’ll need to buy a separate phono preamp, so you can use any standard line-level input on your receiver. (CD, tape, AUX, DVD, etc…)
The turntable should connect with 2 RCA plugs and usually a ground wire. They will be connected to terminals on the separate phono preamp.
As far as phono preamps go… The TC-750 from Phonopreamps.com sounds very good for around $50.00. They also have a cheaper model that I’d probably trust more than an even cheaper model from a different source. Some of the “cheapies” out there are terrible and tend to have hum in the background…
http://www.phonopreamps.com/
This ART is also supposed to sound very good for the price…
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000AJR482/ref=s9_simp_gw_s0_p267_t2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=11F45MXHMXJ7068HA76F&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846
They also sell a model with a USB output if that’s something you’d be interested in… Good for transfering vinyl to digital for CDs or mp3 using a computer with no line-in jack on the sound card. A USB interface wouldn’t be necessary if your computer has a line-in jack. Mic jack won’t work well because it’s mono.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BBGCCI/ref=s9_simp_gw_s0_p267_t1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=11F45MXHMXJ7068HA76F&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846
Hope this helps… Good luck!!!
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