Can two Turntables be hooked up
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Get one of these and run it in to another unused input .
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/40-630
You need to run a TT through a pre-amp that will re-equalize the frequencies .
Barney
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/40-630
You need to run a TT through a pre-amp that will re-equalize the frequencies .
Barney
watt
no on
Splitters won't give you the best result. These threads give a few different options.
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=283995
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=237209
If I were going to do it, I'd probably go with a separate phono stage into one of your line level inputs. Or a switchbox designed specifically for a cartridge's small signal.
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=283995
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=237209
If I were going to do it, I'd probably go with a separate phono stage into one of your line level inputs. Or a switchbox designed specifically for a cartridge's small signal.
beatcomber
AK Member
Gawd no, those things are awful sounding!
lini
just me...
naconst: You should at least use a quality switch-box for the purpose - 'cause if you just connect the two tables in parallel, usually one cart would present itself as parallel load to the other (together with the load of the cabling and phono input) -> not the most splendid idea!
Considering the table in your avatar pic, I'd think'd you better go for an additional separate phono stage, though...
Greetings from Munich!
Manfred / lini
Considering the table in your avatar pic, I'd think'd you better go for an additional separate phono stage, though...
Greetings from Munich!
Manfred / lini
oneinchside
Openly Baffled
Only if you have a microphone.
It'd be much better to use another pre rather than run two into one pre. of course you could use a ratshack switchbox before the pre.... but I don't think it'd be optimal. Many dedicated phono pre's had multiple inputs, one of the vintage amps (that I no longer have because I'm a dummy) had inputs for 5 or 6 TT, switchable between mono and stereo and different eq curves and other things that I didn't understand at the time. If I had understood I'd be posting a picture and bragging rather than typing with my tail between my legs. :sigh:
I know several of the members here run multiple TT's, multiple arms/carts, and hopefully they will chime in-- soon. (I learn soooo much from other peoples questions).
So, to refine and direct a bit:
Which 2 tables?
Which 2 cartridges?
(i.e., are they going to play well with the same preamp in terms of RIAA eq, loading, output, etc?)
Into which phono input/preamp on which amp?
Can you DIY/solder/fabricate or are you looking to buy something that works?
Are you looking to hot swap (A/B comparisons) the 2 tables or just not have to reach in the back of the receiver?
Do you have any kind of a budget in mind?
a.what I have on hand
b.cheap and easy, less the better
c.<$50
d.<$200
e.< cost no object, damn the torpedoes-- I wanna run BOTH my Fisher Price Snow White Portable AND my Rek-o-kut and the same time dammit.
You might be right when compared to whats in most vintage equipment .
I should have said to get something like the unit in the posting . That one was just the easiest to find a picture of .
Barney
CharlieBee
Super Member
A quick, simple and cheap solution for two turn tables to one phono input is get three short sets of RCA cables and one pair of RCA male to male connectors from Rat shack etc. One cable to each TT and one cable from the phono input. Plug in RCA M to M connector to the end of the phono cable.
Label all three and find a suitable location in front or side and bottom of receiver.
Just switch cables from the two TTs into the connectors from the phono input as needed.
I have been using this method to get multiple cd and tape decks into a single Aux for years.
Or you can use the desire to run two TTs as an excuse to get a 9090db or Sx-1010 or others that have two phono inputs!
Charlie
Label all three and find a suitable location in front or side and bottom of receiver.
Just switch cables from the two TTs into the connectors from the phono input as needed.
I have been using this method to get multiple cd and tape decks into a single Aux for years.
Or you can use the desire to run two TTs as an excuse to get a 9090db or Sx-1010 or others that have two phono inputs!
Charlie
princeoftides
Born in Charleston SC
Why not get a tube phono section if you have a SS preamp. or vice versa, hook the best TT up to the one you like best. Now you have the best of both worlds. Some records sound better on tubes, others on SS.
beatcomber
AK Member
Just this past week I experimented with using a 3-way Radio Shack audio component switchbox that I bought back in the '90s, for connecting my three tables to a single preamp.
At first I got some hum, but after changing the placement of the switchbox, the hum completely disappeared. I used it for a few days with no obvious problems.
Last night, just to be sure, I connected my main table directly to the preamp and discovered that there had in fact been some signal degradation with the switchbox. It definitely sounds better with a direct connection. So, now I'm back to plugging and unplugging cables whenever I want to switch tables.
At first I got some hum, but after changing the placement of the switchbox, the hum completely disappeared. I used it for a few days with no obvious problems.
Last night, just to be sure, I connected my main table directly to the preamp and discovered that there had in fact been some signal degradation with the switchbox. It definitely sounds better with a direct connection. So, now I'm back to plugging and unplugging cables whenever I want to switch tables.
