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biznatch · 09-23-2006, 01:52 AM

Well recently I've bought a turntable, and like an idiot, didn't do my research before. Well, I found out about the difference between the sound emitted by record players and the sound that can be received such as regular stereos or even home theater sound systems.
So I need a pre-amp to plug in this turntable to my Home theater, and I really don't want to spend much. Any suggestions?
would you recommend this? http://cgi.ebay.com/TCC-TC-750LC-Pho...QQcmdZViewItem
Or this? http://app.infopia.com/Shop/Control/...d/0/rid/120428
Or this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Phono-Preamp...QQcmdZViewItem

I can't wait to listen to my records.

Painted · 09-23-2006, 09:31 PM

Any one of those will work just fine, and they will sound okay. However, if you want it to sound really really good, you'll have to get a tube amp (a matter of opinion), which cost more...a lot more sometimes, but are well worth it (of course, the turntable, speakers, vinyl, etc.. are significant too)
Tube amps aren't necessary for a great listening experience, solid state will sound good, but tube amps are like 'whoa!!'

Here's some food for thought:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Audcom-Ap-110-Pr...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Audio-Research-S...QQcmdZViewItem

Hope I was able to help. Again, those you linked to will work great, but tube amps make it a little more special.

biznatch · 09-24-2006, 01:07 AM

My turntable is a Pioneer PL-4 which I was told was decent.
my Home Theater is a good Philips, 5.1 dolby sound.
I really can't afford the tube amps though. It's one of these things that I might buy in a couple years, when I get better paychecks.
Thanks for your help.. Any paticular solid state that'd you recommend that'd be better than the others? Also, would it be a huge issue to be it used?
Thanks.

JStrider · 09-24-2006, 08:19 AM

Its my understanding that not everyone thinks the tube amps are better... that the solid state stuff tends to more accurately reproduce the sound, while tube amps tend to add a slight variation and some people like that. I'm not an audiophile, I just know what i've heard.

one thing I do know is that my uncle who has a really cool tube amp, has the tubes sticking out the top has been stranded with what he calls bad sound because he cant find a supplier for the tubes that sound the best in his setup...

n0nsensical · 10-05-2006, 03:23 PM

Receivers used to come with a phono input standard. I understand they're less common now but you still might want to check for one if you have a receiver and aren't sure. I can't hear a difference between the two solid-state preamps I've used, and I'd be surprised if there's a big variation between any of them, but then maybe mine are just equally bad.

biznatch · 10-05-2006, 08:05 PM

I ended up buyingbuing a solid state. Seems to work ok, and I'm probably not enough of an Audiophile to tell. Thanks for everyone's help.

09-23-2006, 01:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
biznatch Junkie Location: France	Turntable problem. Well recently I've bought a turntable, and like an idiot, didn't do my research before. Well, I found out about the difference between the sound emitted by record players and the sound that can be received such as regular stereos or even home theater sound systems. So I need a pre-amp to plug in this turntable to my Home theater, and I really don't want to spend much. Any suggestions? would you recommend this? http://cgi.ebay.com/TCC-TC-750LC-Pho...QQcmdZViewItem Or this? http://app.infopia.com/Shop/Control/...d/0/rid/120428 Or this? http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Phono-Preamp...QQcmdZViewItem I can't wait to listen to my records.

09-24-2006, 08:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
JStrider Poo-tee-weet? Location: The Woodlands, TX	Its my understanding that not everyone thinks the tube amps are better... that the solid state stuff tends to more accurately reproduce the sound, while tube amps tend to add a slight variation and some people like that. I'm not an audiophile, I just know what i've heard. one thing I do know is that my uncle who has a really cool tube amp, has the tubes sticking out the top has been stranded with what he calls bad sound because he cant find a supplier for the tubes that sound the best in his setup... __________________ -=JStrider=- ~Clatto Verata Nicto

09-23-2006, 09:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Painted Pleasure Burn	Any one of those will work just fine, and they will sound okay. However, if you want it to sound really really good, you'll have to get a tube amp (a matter of opinion), which cost more...a lot more sometimes, but are well worth it (of course, the turntable, speakers, vinyl, etc.. are significant too) Tube amps aren't necessary for a great listening experience, solid state will sound good, but tube amps are like 'whoa!!' Here's some food for thought: http://cgi.ebay.com/Audcom-Ap-110-Pr...QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/Audio-Research-S...QQcmdZViewItem Hope I was able to help. Again, those you linked to will work great, but tube amps make it a little more special.

09-24-2006, 01:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
biznatch Junkie Location: France	My turntable is a Pioneer PL-4 which I was told was decent. my Home Theater is a good Philips, 5.1 dolby sound. I really can't afford the tube amps though. It's one of these things that I might buy in a couple years, when I get better paychecks. Thanks for your help.. Any paticular solid state that'd you recommend that'd be better than the others? Also, would it be a huge issue to be it used? Thanks.

10-05-2006, 03:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
n0nsensical Junkie Location: San Francisco	Receivers used to come with a phono input standard. I understand they're less common now but you still might want to check for one if you have a receiver and aren't sure. I can't hear a difference between the two solid-state preamps I've used, and I'd be surprised if there's a big variation between any of them, but then maybe mine are just equally bad.

10-05-2006, 08:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
biznatch Junkie Location: France	I ended up buyingbuing a solid state. Seems to work ok, and I'm probably not enough of an Audiophile to tell. Thanks for everyone's help.