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Contributor I
February 12, 2023

Connecting Port to old Haman Karden HK 3370

  • February 12, 2023
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Bought a Port to connnect my old music system to my Sonos speakers that I uses to stream music (2x Play 1s, 2x Play 5s and 2x Moves). I cant figure out what connnections to make between the Porrt and the  back of the HK. I have now spent about 1.5 hours reading numerrous things on-line and within this community, but can’t fuigure it out. I want to at least play vinyl from my old turntable, old CD player, and old casssette deck, all of which have RCA plug-in jacks on the back of the HK (There are actully 2 sets of Tape Mon jackson on the back).  The back of the HK also has Aux jacks, Main In jacks, Pre Out jacks, and Sub Out jacks. I do not plan to wire any apeakers to the HK, Just want it to stream music from the foregoing devices to my Sonos speakers. Thanks

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buzz
February 13, 2023

The turntable should be connected to “Phono”.

What model turntable and cartridge are you using? What is the tracking force?

ScottygjhAuthor
Contributor I
February 14, 2023

The turntable I used to set up the Sonos Port is an old Technics Quartz model SL-Q30, with an Empire cartridge (which says ES 1000LT on the bottom). I am not sure how I even ended up with this turntable and it is not the one I want to use. Instead I want to use my 40+ year old Technics SL-1700 turntable that I used in college. The cartridge on it is an Ortofon OM 20, but the stylus on that broke many years ago. So I guess I need to replace the cartridge (styluses are not replaceable in a cartridge, right)? Any thoughts on the Technics SL-1700 turntable and what a good replacement cartridge might be? Thanks.

buzz
February 14, 2023

Replacement OM20 styli are available. Be sure to purchase from a source that is likely to have fresh stock, not one that’s been sitting for a decade. 

Empire faded from the market in about 1990. I would not trust any styli, “new” or old.

Check that the turntable arm bearings are still free moving.

ScottygjhAuthor
Contributor I
February 14, 2023

Thanks a lot Buzz!