In this video, which is Video #4 in this Six-Part series on How to Set Up Your Turntable, we discuss how you can can properly connect your turntable to a receiver or integrated amplifier, as well as how to connect your turntable to an external phono preamp.
In addition to the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon turntables, you will see the Marantz PM5004 (integrated amplifier), the Schitt Mani (external phono preamp), and the Vincent PHO-8 (external phono preamp).
This video aims to help you specifically understand two important things:
1) How to set up your turntable properly if you have a record player that features a built in phono preamp.
2) How to set up your turntable correctly if you have a record player that doesn't have a built in phono preamp.
Additional videos in this six-part series are as follows:
-How to Set Up a Turntable Effectively (VIDEO 1)
-How to Balance a Tonearm, Align Cartridge (VIDEO 2)
-How to Change Turntable Needle, Install New Cartridge (VIDEO 3)
-Setting Up Your Speakers (VIDEO 5)
-Understanding How to Play Vinyl Records (VIDEO 6)
Thanks for watching!
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TRANSCRIPT:
Hey everyone, it’s Michael from Devoted to Vinyl. And this is the fourth video in a six part video series that I’ve created that’s aimed at helping you properly set up your turntable so you can begin buying and playing your records.
Finally, right? We’re almost there.
[INTRO]
Now if you were with me in the last video, then you know that we covered how to go about changing your record player’s stylus. But in this video, I wanted to focus on how you can go about connecting your turntable to your integrated amplifier or your external phono preamp.
So that’s what we will be discussing in today’s video.
First, let’s go over how to connect your turntable to a receiver or integrated amplifier if you have a turntable WITH a BUILT-IN phono preamp. You can connect your RCA cable that’s coming from your record player directly into the CD or Auxiliary (AUX) input of your receiver or integrated amplifier.
After you connect the RCA cable properly, don’t forget to securely connect the ground wire too.
Now, if you are using a turntable WITHOUT a built in phono preamp (such as the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon that we’ve been using in these videos), then you have two options.
The first is very easy. If you already have an integrated amplifier with a built in PHONO stage, simply connect the RCA cables to the PHONO input and securely connect the ground wire, as well.Now, if you want to use an external phono preamp, like the Vincent PHO-8, for example, then there are a few additional steps you’ll need to take. But the end result is often better quality sound and more control over your sound than simply using an amplifier’s built-in PHONO section.
Before getting started, it’s important to quickly mention how this will work. First, you’re going to have to connect your turntable to your external phono preamp. Then, you’ll be connecting your phono preamp to your receiver or integrated amplifier.
Because of this, you’ll need two pairs of RCA cables to properly complete this setup.
To begin, you need to attach the RCA cables and ground wire to the RCA output and grounding post of your turntable.
Now, take the other end of the RCA cable and connect it into your external phono preamp’s RCA input. Then, connect the other end of the ground wire to the back of the external phono preamp.
Next, take your second set of RCA cables and connect them to the RCA outputs on your external phono preamp.
Next, we’re going to need to connect the other end of the RCA cable to the receiver or integrated amplifier.
So, on the back of your receiver or integrated amplifier, find an unused input, like the CD input or the AUX input for example, and connect the RCA cables.
Just remember-when you’re using an external phono preamp-do NOT connect the RCA cables to the PHONO input. You only do that when there’s no phono preamp involved in your system’s connection path-be it an external phono preamp like the Vincent PHO 8 or the Schitt Mani, or a preamp that’s built into the turntable itself.
So that’s it guys, I hoped you enjoyed this video. And I hope it helped you a little bit, as well. If it did, I would love it if you could hit the “like” button down below. And don’t forget to Subscribe to Devoted to Vinyl, because you can be alerted whenever a new video is uploaded to my channel.
And if you’re interested in learning how to properly set up and connect your speakers, so that you can finally start listening to your vinyl records, make sure you check out video number five in my six part video series.
Thanks again for watching, and I’ll see you in the next video.
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Intro Music: Far Away (Sting) by MK2
Background Music: Erykah by Otis McDonald