Turntables connect to amplifiers and speakers - how it works
Connecting your turntable to amplifiers and speakers is not that easy. Many amplifiers do not have a turntable at all. In this practical tip, we explain how to make your records sound again.
Connect the turntable to the amplifier and speakers
How to connect old and new turntables to old or new amplifiers:
- If your turntable has an internal equalization preamplifier, you can easily connect the output signal via cinch or jack to an input of your amplifier.
- If your turntable does not have an equalization preamplifier, but your amplifier does, connect the turntable to the phono input of your amplifier. Until the early nineties, power amplifiers often had an appropriate input.
- You may need an adapter cable from 5-pin DIN to RCA for this.
- If neither your turntable nor your amplifier have an equalized preamplifier, you probably have to buy a phono preamplifier. Simply connect this between the turntable and amplifier.
- Connect your speakers to your amplifier as usual. We advise you in this regard about the optimal speaker connections.
- Of course, you can also connect the phono preamplifier directly to your active speakers.
- Although the audio CD is a less lossy sound carrier, if you store records properly, you can enjoy them for many decades before you have to digitize and digitally restore your vinyl if it is not digitally available.
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