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Troubleshooting Panasonic 7671 - Phono

cjs

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Hello everyone, I'm having an issue with my phono setting on the Panasonic 7671 receiver. AM/FM work and sound great. When I plug the input to the phono to the receiver from the JVC L-F41 turntable with a Empire LTD 400 cartridge (probably 25-30 years old).

When hooked up to the phono, I get very faint sound through the speakers. When I turn it all the way up, I can barely hear the music from the record.

So, my receiver has a phono input and setting, but it doesn't produce sound. I'm wondering if any of you have any troubleshooting ideas.

Do any of you know if this particular receiver has a built-in phono preamp? I assumed that it did because it has a phono setting, so maybe this is the part malfunctioning?

Could the cartridge be bad? I thought that if the cartridge was bad, it wouldn't send any sound to the speakers, but I am getting a faint sound when volume turned up all the way.

I don't have any other equipment to test at the moment, but I would love to hear what some of you think as to what may be the issue, or if anyone has any other information about the Panasonic Model RE-7671.

Thank you.
 
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My guess is that the PHONO input on your Panasonic is meant for high output ceramic cartridges. Your Empire is magnetic. So you may need a PHONO preamp. Radio Shack used to sell them.
 
My guess is that the PHONO input on your Panasonic is meant for high output ceramic cartridges. Your Empire is magnetic. So you may need a PHONO preamp. Radio Shack used to sell them.
Thanks for the information. I'll try to pick one up and test it out.
 
I just looked up this little receiver. Looks like a small shelf system and it most likely does not have a built in phono stage for magnetic cartridges. Looks like you're gonna need the outboard preamp. They sell 'em everywhere. At Amazon (no affiliation) just look up "phono preamp".
 
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I just looked up this little receiver. Looks like a small shelf system and it most likely does not have a built in phono stage for magnetic cartridges. Looks like you're gonna need the outboard preamp. They sell 'em everywhere. At Amazon (no affiliation) just look up "phono preamp".
Thank you, I'll try to order one tonight to test it out. Thanks for the advice. I'll report back once I'm able to test.
 
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