I hooked up my new stanton t-60 turntable to an older sony amp that does not have a phono jack. i used a behringer pp400 preamp to connect the turntable to the amp. the sound is coming through with heavy distortion. please advise.

connections 3 or 4 on preamp. Turntable requires pre amp out from preamp to amp.

You may need a phono pre-amp to connect it to your unit. Newer receivers do not have a phono input for the record player and require a phono pre-amp to amplify the sound before going into the unit.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Behringer-Microphono-PP400-Phono-Preamp-104009048-i1125385.gc

Plug the turntable into a phono preamp and plug the preamp into your computer.

so you have a pre-amp otherwise you aint trying to use otherbinputs
, but the ground cable goes with your sungle phono soursce to the PHONO-preamp and the output is a Line-level , which you should here

The only output from the turntable is the low-level signal from the cartridge. Most likely, the receiver you've hooked it to doesn't have a phono input. Many receivers today don't come with one, and if you connect the turntable to a line-level input you get either very low volume or none at all, depending on the cartridge. What you'll need is a turntable preamp to boost the output to line level so the receiver will work properly. Radio Shack still carries a preamp, available online and in some stores. You can also find preamps online (here's one at Amazon). With the preamp connected you can use any free input on the receiver.

Is it connected to a "PHONO" input or something not labeled explicitly for PHONO?

"PHONO" is the only designated connection on an audio device that is literal and exclusive.Nothing but PHONO will work right on it and old-school turntables would require it to preamplify the tiny current produced by a Phono cartridge.

If your unit doesn't have a PHONO connection you will have to get a Phono Preamp to connect between the TT and any Line Level input, like Aux.

eBay always has some... http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1311&_nkw=phono+preamp&_sacat=See-All-Categories

If your unit doesn't have a PHONO connection you will have to get a Phono Preamp to connect between the TT and any Line Level input, like Aux.

eBay always has some... http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1311&_nkw=phono+preamp&_sacat=See-All-Categories

Google "Stanton T.60 Turntable cartridge" and sift through the multitude of offerings.

For example:

http://www.americanmusical.com/ItemSearch--search-Stanton-DJ-Cartridge--srcin-1?src=Y0802G00SRCHCAPN&gclid=CP_zsczcqqcCFQI3gwodNy6RCw

Your old-school un-preamplified turntable requires an outboard Phono Preamp (*) to PRE-amplify and RIAA-equalize the tiny voltage signal produced by the phono cartridge. It will not work on any Line Level input like Aux or CD. What you will hear is a useless, barely audible, tinny playback.

* Like this one...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Behringer-PP400-Compact-Phono-Preamp-Preamplifier-NEW-/310288044769?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item483e9bd2e1

Is this a sudden onset problem or has it always been like this?

A traditional turntable requires a Phono preamp inline with it to PRE amplify and frequency-balance the minute signal produced by it's cartridge for later amplification by a power amp. Most stereo receivers and preamps have Phono connections and internal preamplification strictly for that purpose. Recent AV Receivers generally do not.

You don't say what electronics you're running this through. I suspect you have it jacked into a Line Level input instead of a specific Phono input. The result would be very low, tinny sound.

If so, you need to get a Phono Preamplifier.

i used to have stanton t80s,had the same problem no gnd on deck but diddnt need it there waqs no bad earth so if it sounds good leave it