The preamp you need is a phono preamp.  They can be built into the turntable or external, and they are used to convert a phono signal to line-in.  Your receiver can do that if it has a phono in and analog out, but that's a pretty bulky preamp which uses a lot of power.  They are usually quite small and use no electricity.

Hi @jgatie , thank you for responding. 

I’m I right to assume that, at my level of audiophile-ness (or lack thereof) there isn’t really much to worry about with analog to digital conversion from TT to the AMP with preamp rather than TT to Sony receiver to speakers. I don’t plan on ever streaming records through the house, I only listen to those locally on my couch.  I had originally bought the Connect w/out AMP and receiver because I believed at the time (perhaps foolishly) that I should keep my TT fully analog and only use the Connect to stream to the speakers when I wanted full house Apple Music. 

The only other reason i’d be tempted in keeping the receiver is for having AM/FM radio to stream blacked out local baseball games. But, you are right, that that is a big piece of kit and I would benefit from a more minimal AMP. 

Anyway, thanks for your assistance.

Edit: @jgatie I just read some of your other posts and see that your position on the loss of analog on digital conversion is “utter nonsense”, so no need to reply. LOL. Thanks for your prodigious contributions to the forum.

Audiophiles will tell you there is a difference, but there’s not.  Science says that an ADC which samples at 48kHz (like the Sonos Line-In ADC) will perfectly reproduce any frequencies which are half the sample rate.  Since nobody on Earth can hear anything above ~20 kHz, you can be sure what goes in will sound the exactly same as what comes out.   

Hi @jgatie, 

Sorry, one more question. Can you recommend a decent starter phono preamp that also has a headphone out? I’ve seen you say elsewhere that you don’t need to spend much on a preamp, but a preamp with headphone out looks pretty niche.

I’ve been looking at: 

GOgroove Phono Preamp Pro Preamplifier with RCA Input/Output, DIN C

and 

Turntable Labs - PH01 - Phono Preamp + Headphone Amp

However, it looks like this kind of product is pretty niche with mixed reviews on quality at my price range. Maybe it is better to just get a regular preamp and add a headphone amp later if I really think i need it. 

Thanks!

I can’t recommend anything as my last turntable was given away years ago but this is a good place to educate yourself on potential purchases. I also buy from them and have been very satisfied.

Crutchfield phono preamps:

https://www.crutchfield.com/shopsearch/phono_preamp.html