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Hello, I recently acquired a Stanton T92 turntable for listening purposes, as well as a moderate-quality stereo receiver, can't remember exactly what model. The Stanton T92 has a built-in preamp, but I'm finding that the audio is unforgivably quiet and very weak on the bass end. Could anyone recommend something that would boost the sound as well as delivering more bass? My first thought was an equalizer, but I heard that throwing another preamp into the mix would be a good idea as well... is there perhaps a preamp with a built-in equalizer or something of the sort? I'm also on a budget of $500 or less. Thanks in advance.
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Whoops, been so busy these past few days I've forgotten that I ever even posted here... Thanks for all the responses.
From reading some of these posts I'm started to think that my problem is the receiver I'm using... When purchasing the receiver I wasn't aware of the difference between stereo and A/V receivers. The one I purchased is an A/V receiver, which does not have phono or line input options... I've been able to hear the turntable only by selecting the "SA-CD/CD" input option. Should I just sell the receiver I bought and buy a stereo one?
I should mention the headphones that I'm using to listen to the turntable are quite good (Sennheiser HD-598's), but fairly low in bass... but they certainly aren't as quiet overall when I use them elsewhere as when I use it with the receiver and turntable,even on max volume. Could a headphone amp be my solution?
You said the receiver has no input options. What is the receiver you are using? Is the turntable the only component that you have low volume with?
Does not make any difference what kind of receiver you have. But you do need aux inputs to plug that table into. What kind of A/V receiver has no spare aux inputs?
I never said there were no aux inputs...
I will reiterate, I AM able to hear the turntable, I'd just like to find something that will boost its sound.... It seems to me at this point that the turntable and receiver are both not the problem, so can someone just give me an idea of what I could add to my setup to boost the audio?
I think we (at least I) am confused about what it is you want. What's the make and model of the receiver? and your speakers?
If you can't get loud enough sound from any source and the bass seems deficient, maybe what you want is outside their capabilities. Do you like hip-hop at jet engine levels with massive thudding bass? I don't know what to tell you then ...
try it both ways, as everyone says ... set to "PH" and plug it into the Phono input on your receiver (assuming it has one), then set to "LINE" and plug it into another input (CD/Tape/Auxiliary etc.).Do you have the same 'problem' using both methods? If so, maybe the cartridge is defective ... if it's a standard mount cartridge, gently check the wiring/connections to make sure the wires are intact and making good contact with the pins on the cartridge.
Do you have any issues with other sources? CD player, iPod or whatever? Does the receiver have an FM tuner built in? Does that sound OK?
The TT is fairly 'expensive' as inexpensive TTs go, so if it's defective hopefully you can get a replacement ...
"My first thought was an equalizer, but I heard that throwing another preamp into the mix would be a good idea as well ... is there perhaps a preamp with a built-in equalizer or something of the sort?" These don't make sense, as the TT should function just fine without anything else. So either the TT or the receiver are likely defective, throwing more things 'into the mix' won't help ...
Edits: 12/04/14
Poor bass could also simply be out of phase speakers. That's gonna suck out the bass bigtime.
Too much is never enough
Are you plugging that into the phono input on the receiver?
If it already has a preamp in the TT then you don't need the phono input. Use a regular CD or tuner input.
charles
I see it has a phono/line switch, make sure you have it set to line if playing directly into any of the receivers line inputs. Set it to phono if using a external phono stage before going into the receiver.
From your description it sounds like that could be the problem.
AB.
Actually I'd make sure that it's not just defective first.
Listen to another instance if you can or let your dealer hear it. If you do the latter you can then AB it with another table and preamp which might be helpful towards knowing what's going on.
Good luck, Rick
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