Big Piney Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 My old receiver just died on me and I am going to replace it but all the new receivers I have looked at don't seem to have a place to hook a turntable. I can't exist without my vinyl. Am I missing something? Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddvj Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 Most newer receivers don't have them. You need to look at a higher-end receiver, or you can get a Phono Preamp, and plug into one of the other inputs, like Aux, or Tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTTR Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 NAD makes a phono preamp, a really darn good one from what I hear. http://www.nadelectronics.com/hifi_amplifiers/pp2_framset.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Piney Posted March 22, 2006 Author Share Posted March 22, 2006 Thank you for your quick replies. The pre-amp looks like a good choice as it got me to thinking that the quality of the input, if it is there on a high end receiver, might not be as good as some of the older "pure" receivers. At least now I know what to look for. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efzauner Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 How dead is your old receiver? Just the Power amp? If so, then you can still use the phono preamp and use the preouts into your new receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Piney Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 My wife was playing some cd's and it just quit. The power light comes on but nothing else. No display, no nothing. I was going to take the cover off and see if there were any fuses inside that might be apparent. It had some overheating issues several years ago that I had repaired. It is a JVC RX-707VTN which, I recall as prety top of the line at the time. Of course that was 1993 or so. Might just be time for an update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Adams Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 If you're happy with it, I'd suggest you do what you mentioned and take the cover off. Additionally, I would unplug it from the wall, wait 15 minutes or so and plug it back in. I had a Sony reciever that shut down once, figured it was history, and bought a new Denon. Few months later I plugged it in for whatever reason and the dang thing came back to life. Then I read in the manual that it has a "reset" feature. OTOH - this might be God's way of saying that you need new gear. [] Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjgeraci Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I guess I would also ask you if you are running a two-channel setup with vinyl or you have plans to use the new receiver as part of a 5.1-7.1. If this is just a two-channel setup, there are plenty of two-channel high-end receivers from the early 90s still out there on the used market with great phono preamps - and with some nice amps inside. I still use a Luxman receiver from the early 90s. as a phono pre, and I have also loved many of the Nakamichi units. You might be surprised at the price you can get one on ebay, etc. - for less than the price of a NAD PP2. On the other hand, if you want to use the receiver as part of a 5.1-7.1 setup, the NAD PP2 is a good idea. Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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