Turntable/Amp advice needed.

Hey.

I need to get a turntable. And I'm guessing I'll need an amplifier.

I know nothing about them.

I need something affordable (possibly something I could get second hand off ebay for around £100) and I need to know how to connect it to my MPC.

What are the standard outputs on most amplifiers? Phono?

All I have at the moment is a bloody awful usb turntable thing. It sounds like wet farts.

Sorry for the poorly phrased questions, my lack of knowledge is very apparent in this field.

Thanks!

After you do all of that which Lamp stated, start researching about needles/cartridges to use on the tuntable.

Oh cool. Thanks for the help.

Do you know any examples of turntables with pre amps?

Also, how do needles differ from each other? Are specific needles needed for different applications?

Thanks.

For me, I got an Ortofon Concorde needle that I use for DJing and a Pickering needle I use strictly for sampling. The Pickering has incredible High output and clarity.

JUKE 179r wrote:For me, I got an Ortofon Concorde needle that I use for DJing and a Pickering needle I use strictly for sampling. The Pickering has incredible High output and clarity.

I never tried a Pickering cartridge before. But I'm looking to buy one strictly for playing albums and sampling. Which model do you prefer Juke?

King Singh wrote:Oh cool. Thanks for the help.

Do you know any examples of turntables with pre amps?

Also, how do needles differ from each other? Are specific needles needed for different applications?

Thanks.

I use a Numark TTUSB turntable and that has a switch on the bottom to activate the preamp, switch it to LINE and you're good to go. I use a Shure SC35 magnetic cartridge on it, a step down from a M97xe but really good on bass and treble.

shure m44-7 baby.

pre-amp is either needed or not, depending on what your TT mixer is packing.

Thanks for all the information.

I have one of these mixers - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... corder.jpg

As you can see, the 3rd and 4th channel strips have a button with a turntable icon next to it. I have no idea what these mean. Do they engage some kind of preamp or something?

Cheers

Also, the turntables with integrated preamps - do they sound any good?
Or, do you run them through something else first before the MPC or monitors?
I ask this because I'd also like to use it just for listening to music.

Cheers again.

Look at the buttons you describe. If it's pushed, it says "deck", which means turntable/phono signal... the other setting is "line", which means line signal. So yes, those channels have phono preamps which you can use with a turntable that doesn't have a built in phono preamp.

I know everybody is saying this when it comes to turntables, but have a look at the technics 1200/1210 models. They will be a little more than 100 bucks, but in the end it's worth it. They will last a lifetime.

jibber wrote:Look at the buttons you describe. If it's pushed, it says "deck", which means turntable/phono signal... the other setting is "line", which means line signal. So yes, those channels have phono preamps which you can use with a turntable that doesn't have a built in phono preamp.

I know everybody is saying this when it comes to turntables, but have a look at the technics 1200/1210 models. They will be a little more than 100 bucks, but in the end it's worth it. They will last a lifetime.

Yeah I thought as much. I plugged a turntable into it once and pressed the button and it just distorted it massively. BUT thinking about it, I think that that turntable had an integrated preamp. So that's why it distorted.

I've been looking at the Technics 1210. I'd like to get one soon.

Cheers bud.

It seems today I have been very lucky.

My dad had this spare turntable. SORTED!



Thanks for all the advice and stuff. I've been informed of things that I was previously completely oblivious to.

Congrats! That's really cool man!

Enjoy the vinyl!