Good thought, but his particular preamp is for moving magnet only, no switches, not even on/off...
Please help with my new rega setup!
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OK...we haven't heard back from the OP as to whether any of our suggestions helped him out. We are all doing our best, but really shooting-in-the-dark as we can't actually see how this stuff is hooked up. I am going to go waaayyy out on a limb here and postulate what I think his problem is...in no particular order, #1 stylus was not pushed into the stereo cartridge completely, #2 he has a bad preamp or #3 he has made a mistake in wiring the turntable to the preamp and amplifier.
I am going for #3 because...several years ago I had Rega's BOTL turntable, the interconnects were hardwired into the deck, but they were good size with nice plugs. I now have a Planar P3 and its the same thing, frankly a PIA...BUT...it has "manly" cables and plugs.
If you look at the OP's image of his preamp, note how big the cables and connectors are on the output side as opposed to the smaller and thinner cables on the input side.
Looking at his input cable plugs, I knew I had seen those before and sure enough, I have a small patch-cord that came with something or the other, essentially the same thing.
I am guessing that the OP has plugged his turntable into the preamp's output and the preamp's input into his integrated amp with a similar lightweight patch-cord (maybe it came with the preamp?), and the greatly reduced volume and big noise he gets is due to his integrated amp trying to amplify "crosstalk" signal floating around inside the preamp but not really the true output of his turntable.
I doubt any harm done to his equipment, and if I am wrong then I am just a juicer blowing smoke
But, I hope I am right so that he can get some tunes playing!
I am going for #3 because...several years ago I had Rega's BOTL turntable, the interconnects were hardwired into the deck, but they were good size with nice plugs. I now have a Planar P3 and its the same thing, frankly a PIA...BUT...it has "manly" cables and plugs.
If you look at the OP's image of his preamp, note how big the cables and connectors are on the output side as opposed to the smaller and thinner cables on the input side.
Looking at his input cable plugs, I knew I had seen those before and sure enough, I have a small patch-cord that came with something or the other, essentially the same thing.
I am guessing that the OP has plugged his turntable into the preamp's output and the preamp's input into his integrated amp with a similar lightweight patch-cord (maybe it came with the preamp?), and the greatly reduced volume and big noise he gets is due to his integrated amp trying to amplify "crosstalk" signal floating around inside the preamp but not really the true output of his turntable.
I doubt any harm done to his equipment, and if I am wrong then I am just a juicer blowing smoke
But, I hope I am right so that he can get some tunes playing!
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I doubt you would get any music at all if the inputs and outputs were swapped.I am guessing that the OP has plugged his turntable into the preamp's output and the preamp's input into his integrated amp with a similar lightweight patch-cord (maybe it came with the preamp?), and the greatly reduced volume and big noise he gets is due to his integrated amp trying to amplify "crosstalk" signal floating around inside the preamp but not really the true output of his turntable.
I doubt any harm done to his equipment, and if I am wrong then I am just a juicer blowing smoke
maxhifi
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Those cables at the input are what the P1 and P2 come withOK...we haven't heard back from the OP as to whether any of our suggestions helped him out. We are all doing our best, but really shooting-in-the-dark as we can't actually see how this stuff is hooked up. I am going to go waaayyy out on a limb here and postulate what I think his problem is...in no particular order, #1 stylus was not pushed into the stereo cartridge completely, #2 he has a bad preamp or #3 he has made a mistake in wiring the turntable to the preamp and amplifier.
I am going for #3 because...several years ago I had Rega's BOTL turntable, the interconnects were hardwired into the deck, but they were good size with nice plugs. I now have a Planar P3 and its the same thing, frankly a PIA...BUT...it has "manly" cables and plugs.
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If you look at the OP's image of his preamp, note how big the cables and connectors are on the output side as opposed to the smaller and thinner cables on the input side.
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Looking at his input cable plugs, I knew I had seen those before and sure enough, I have a small patch-cord that came with something or the other, essentially the same thing.
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I am guessing that the OP has plugged his turntable into the preamp's output and the preamp's input into his integrated amp with a similar lightweight patch-cord (maybe it came with the preamp?), and the greatly reduced volume and big noise he gets is due to his integrated amp trying to amplify "crosstalk" signal floating around inside the preamp but not really the true output of his turntable.
I doubt any harm done to his equipment, and if I am wrong then I am just a juicer blowing smoke
Fair enough! Then revert to the last paragraph of my post! 
too bad the OP hasn't returned. I would have liked to have known if any of the remedies we suggested worked for him and besides, these kinds of problems frequently happen to those a bit new to the hobby so would likely have helped somebody out in the future with a similar dilemma......my vote, since we're still all speculating and it's kind of fun, goes to the wiring at the rear of the cartridge being wrong and if you've ever put the wrong ground with the wrong lead, you might likely have gotten the symptoms he's describing.....I have! That's my guess too. As the cart that I think most of us assumed was new, and preinstalled to a new P1, turns out to be probably not new, the chance of it being improperly installed and to have been installed by the current user with only limited experience, are very high. In a situation like this, I'd guess user error over a faulty preamp every time, and the cartridge is a prime location for it to happen.