Anult Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 OK - so last night I move my turntable from my circa 1993 Sony all-in-one home theatre processor (that rocked many halloween parties in the 90's) to my 1996 Krell KAV 300i and notice there is no phono input. So, as many have done before me, I just hook it up to one of the aux jacks, ground it to my power conditioner, and pop on Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" (my 17 year-old daughter's favorite - go figure...) and I have to crank it up half-way just to hear anything. Ok, so I'm the last guy on this forum to find out that phono jacks provide extra amplification, and am proving to be somewhat of a greenhorn, but now what do I do? Every Phono pre-amp that I can find either looks like a 9th grade soldering shop kit, or runs $3K and up. What do I do???? Please help Klipsch Forum Gods....you're my only hope..... Dirck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnerTuber Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Peek here, much cheaper available http://www.needledoctor.com/Online-Store/Phono-Preamps;jsessionid=0a000d4a1f43789be2ce4d5f471a86b2ed996bfc63a3.e3eSc34RbhyRe34Pa38Ta38Qahn0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anult Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Cool - looks like a great resource! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emyk Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Or you might want to try one of these: http://www.phonopreamps.com/ Very decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anult Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Yes they take out the phono,, Take out the bass and trebble.. take out the loudness control then they charge you tripple the price,,,,Go figure !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 OK - so last night I move my turntable from my circa 1993 Sony all-in-one home theatre processor (that rocked many halloween parties in the 90's) to my 1996 Krell KAV 300i and notice there is no phono input. So, as many have done before me, I just hook it up to one of the aux jacks, ground it to my power conditioner, and pop on Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" (my 17 year-old daughter's favorite - go figure...) and I have to crank it up half-way just to hear anything. Ok, so I'm the last guy on this forum to find out that phono jacks provide extra amplification, and am proving to be somewhat of a greenhorn, but now what do I do? Every Phono pre-amp that I can find either looks like a 9th grade soldering shop kit, or runs $3K and up. What do I do???? Please help Klipsch Forum Gods....you're my only hope..... Dirck We all started out as greenhorns. Welcome Feel free to ask any question that is welll defined. Not only does the phono preamp or "section" amplify but as important it has an engineered "equaliztion curve" designed in. SOmetimes called an RIAA curve. LPs cannot handle all frequncies of music at the same "gain" so the curve concept is necessary and has been in phono since before my birth. http://www.needledoctor.com/Online-Store/Phono-Preamps These guys are reputable and have good stuff for less than $ 200. Bellari tube phono pre at $ 250 sounds darn nice! Good Luck Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Alot of processors in the 90's did not include a phono imput . My old Parasound doesn't have one . Vinyl must be dead . [:|] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Vinyl must be dead . LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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