Connecting Turntable to Port

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Hi,

I have an old Pioneer PL12D turntable with no pre amp. It currently connects to my hi fi system through the phono in of a Rotel amp which also has tape in and out sockets. Can I use the existing amp to connect to a Sonos port rather than buy a separate pre-amp?

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AntifonAnswer

Prodigy III

Yes - the Tape Out should provide a pre-ampified and equalised source that you can use. You will probably need to turn on Tape monitoring - how you do that will vary from amp to amp. Note also that this is usually a line level output (i.e. not affected by the volume control on the amp) and that typically you won’t get any output from the amplifier’s speakers unless you loop Tape Out back to Tape In.

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AntifonAnswer

Prodigy III

Yes - the Tape Out should provide a pre-ampified and equalised source that you can use. You will probably need to turn on Tape monitoring - how you do that will vary from amp to amp. Note also that this is usually a line level output (i.e. not affected by the volume control on the amp) and that typically you won’t get any output from the amplifier’s speakers unless you loop Tape Out back to Tape In.

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Dave 1874Author

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Thanks Antifon for the answer - still considering a pre amp as it will be much smaller than my old Rotel Amp but will go with that first

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