DJ mixer vs. RIAA pre amp whats the difference?

I've been researching and am a bit puzzled. Pardon my ignorance but i thought the only way to sample onto my 2000xl was through a dj mixer? Searching on the forum some of you guys meniton pre-amps as an alternative to a dj mixer. My question is do they produce the same sound quality?

Wouldn't i still need to purchase a "power amp" as they say on the website? http://www.creekaudio.co.uk/products/p43.asp#

If regular pre-amp's give better sound quality why do most people use dj mixers when they sample from turntable? Can someone clears this up? Thanx for all replies, peace.

cuz they alreay have a dj mixer?

shit I don't know, I have a small preamp box for my table and it works great. the only dj mixer I ever used was kinda cheap and alot noiseier than the preamp.

YMMV

After researching some more i still see no diff. Here i am planning on getting some expensive azz dj mixer when i can get the same functionality out of a regular pre-amp, go figure. It sux when u dont have a good knowledge of certain things. ohh well, thanx yall.

If you are not a DJ, go for the Preamp for quality.

im going pre-amp for sure. So heres the problem: I wanna be able to run my turntable into a preamp, from a preamp into a monitor/speaker (so that i could hear the record as there no headphones accesiblity on a preamp), and also from the preamp i want to go to my 1/4" jacks in my 2000xl (so that i can sample).

The only problem is im not sure the specifications i'm going to need when looking for this preamp. Is this using 2 or 3 channels [im really not accustomed to those terms]? Do such preamps even exist? Thanx to any1 who replies...

It's usual to hook up this way instead

TURNTABLE, PREAMP, MPC INs, MPC OUTs, (optional mixer), AMP + SPEAKERS

So basically, it's your MPC that is connected to the amp, and you can only hear the turntable when the MPC is set to sample.

Any amp will do - hifi amp, power amp etc - no need to get some really expensive one if it's only for home use at normal volume levels.

thanx for dropping tha knowledge tutor! whats the difference in the channels though?