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Tried to hook up turntable to Amp and will not produce any sound. What am I doing wrong?

  • manier2g Dec 03, 2009

    Phono hook-ups

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Is your Amp just a power amp or a receiver that has phono inputs?

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The most common cause of this is due to the lack of a phono input. The inputs on modern amps/receivers are line level. Turntables produce a lower signal level requiring a phono pre-amp to get to line level. Purchase a phono pre-amp and connect it between the turntable and the amp. That should resolve the problem.


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