How do I connect my turntable? I have tried using the slots for auxiliary, with an Onkyo turntable with standard plugs. Do I need a special adaptor?

remove rca plugs from speaker wires and wire the speakers to speaker connections on the back of receiver. The receiver may already have a phono input for a turntable.

hi,

instead of plugging your turntable into "phono in" on the amp just try a regular auxilary input like aux ,video, or cd. sounds like the turntable output isnt like the old ones and may be just a regular output.

The signal output from the turntable is very low and needs a special input which most modern sound systems no longer have.
You will need to connect your turntable to a preamplifier.
The output from this preamplifier then goes to the auxiliary input ("AUX") of your sound system.
A good starting page to look around for a turntable preamplifier is here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/21PCGJR9SBLQP
Good luck!

im guessing your standard plug like all turntables. radioshack or a music store should have some laying around

hi
does your receiver have phono in? if yes check at rear mm/mc switch. if not, you need a mm or mc adaptor between turntable and receivers line. mm is movingmagnet and mc is moving coil, guess your sony has moving coil pick-up. the sound signal has to be powered up to use standard auxiliary inputs. hope it helps a bit
regards

you turtable will need a pre amp especially if you have a magnetic pickup cartridge

Almost turntables have no pre-amp, if your Onkyo has phono input then unplug from aux and plug into phono

Turntables that have magnetic cartridges must be connected to an amp that has a "phono" connection otherwise the sound will be too low. I have an Onkyo and that doesn't have one, so I suspect yours doesn't. So what you need is what's called a cartridge pre-amp. This will amplify the signal to the Onkyo. Search online, try Amazon for one.

Fasten the ground to one of the metal screws that hold the metal(?) cover on.You want to connect it to the metal frame of Onkyo.

The USB turntable is likely a USB data connection and not a USB audio connection, so you will need to take the audio output from your Mac G4 to your Sony Mini Hi Fi...

You will likely need a stereo mini-plug (3.5mm or 1/8-inch) to stereo RCA plug cable (red and white RCA plugs). This is often referred to as a "stereo Y-cable."