How NOT to Connect Your Record Player

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YOU are awesome - Thank you! I was getting a really annoying hum from my turntable & I watched LOADS of ‘how-to’ videos without an answer but YOUR video cured it! In Step One 2:15 you nailed it! My turntable was set to ‘line’ but I was plugged into the phono input on my amp. I simply plugged into the empty tuner input & the hum went away. So happy, thanks. You get a follow for that 🙂👍🏼 Phil

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Excellent video! A very important issue that was not mentioned is the compatibility in ohms of the speakers and the receiver/amplifier which is a very common problem when installing audio systems.

🌬️ Thank you very much my friend, I appreciate your help on the humming situation because that really was a major problem for me. Now the sound is definitely loud and great! It's amazing how vinyl sounds when you have a great system to play it on.once again thanks 👍🏽💯

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To make things easy when I got my first record player, I bought one with a built in pre amp, and then bought a soundbar speaker. Not sure if that’s a “normal” solution or even a correct one but it’s worked great for me for 3+ years now!

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The grounding post isn't always needed, some decks connect the ground internally to the cold wires for each channel. I have a Lenco L-3808 turntable (slightly cheaper version of the AT-LP120), upgraded with an AT95E cartridge replacing the AT3600, used on the Phono setting, with an ART-DJ Pre II phono stage, into the AUX input on a Cambridge Audio One (which is a combined Analogue and Digital Amp, with Radio and CD, without a phono stage). As with the LP120, there is no grounding post on the turntable, but it does have phono sockets instead of the wire straight out the back. I found that the mains hum was eliminated by using a good quality phono lead, which I made using Van Damme stereo cable (British brand, wire and plugs cost less than £10). Using a cheaper lead caused a serious hum problem. As an aside, it might have been worth you mentioning that if both the Deck and Amplifier contain a phono stage, you might get different quality of sound depending on which one you use.

Wow that was super helpful, thank you!

Just installed an Audio-Technica turntable and have been having a popping sound in my bookshelf speakers (which are nice ones) while on 'phono' mode, but not when listening to cd's, tuner, etc. I think you've just nailed it for me...that I have it set to "phono" and "line" instead of 'phono-phono' or 'line'line'. Thanks for this video!

It should be noted that the signal level is only part of the difference. The phono-level output still requires an RIAA equalization step built into the line output from a turntable or phono-in on a preamp or receiver. The inverse is applied in mastering vinyl. This step was standardized to keep grooves narrow enough for bass sounds and squeeze more music on the disc.

Regarding the GROUND question. 1- Some turntables are grounded through the RCA connectors, usually the R connector.) 2- If there is no hum don't worry about it. 3- Vintage TTs many from the 70's did not have polarized plugs. If you have hum rotate the AC cord 180 degrees. This will quite often eliminate the hum by realigning the Hot and neutral lines. 4- All components should ground to the same point.

Excellent video! You explained, very clearly what and what NOT to do, regarding Turntable (phonograph) to receiver connection, phono/line switch, grounding, "pre-amp", no "pre-amp", speaker wire gage, incompatible gear, etc.... scenario. Bravo! What exactly happened to me, with the purchase of first turntable, receiver, since the 70s! Great job. I didn't understand some basics. You cleared up confusion. For an "audiophile", you might be redundant. For a total novice, you video was awesome.

Thanks for all the info! This will help me so much when I eventually get an upgrade and brand new record player. Cheers!