Posted by Oldtechie [ 64.91.23.150 ] on March 12, 2004 at 16:14:37:

In Reply to: Re: Pre-amp posted by Wayne Parham on January 26, 2004 at 23:24:22:

Just a note, whenever you hook a magnetic cartridge turntable up to a reciever you will need a Phono pre-amp, the ceramic needle output don't require one, the magnetic cartridges output is so low you need an "amp" to be able to pre-boost the signal before going into the line level inputs of a reciever.
The trick is in getting a "clean" amp to boost the signal, a low noise to signal ratio. I use an A/C type and even with isolation you still can detect a slight 60 hz a/c hum in the background, it is very low but still it is there. So I would imagine that your battery powered one would be the best choice:)
There is tons of techincal jargon related to this subject but this is the basic facts, 30+ years servicing these products professionally and learning from others has helped me, I hope this helps you:):)

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