Holy -insert bad word here-

[res6jya6]

So... what was it... a MONTH ago... I signed up to these forums for the sole purpose of getting more information on my Motorola Turntable.

There was a whole ordeal about it, too... the department in charge of records was sold, and la de da...

I sent an e-mail to them a while ago, too, asking for more information... yet never received an answer...

UNTIL TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!

They sent me the entire owners manual, AND wiring schematics - the entire SERVICE manual!!!


I'm so happy!

 

[Adam]

Holy cow, that's right! I forgot all about that.

Very cool that you got the info!

 

[haraldo]

That's what I call good service !!

 

[res6jya6]

I am such a freaking idiot...

Using my iPod on this thing was as easy as...

1) Unplugging the phono cable from the amp
2) Using a 3.5mm / dual RCA cable to plug the left audio into the amp

And it sounds INCREDIBLE! I will post a video in a bit...

It only plays mono audio... but it is still very cool! I can see where people feel that a tube amp produces "warmer" audio

 

[Adam]

Sweet!

BTW, was the turntable audio only in mono, as well?

 

[res6jya6]

Sweet!

BTW, was the turntable audio only in mono, as well?

It is, unfortunately

There is only the one mono input available on the amp...

I'm thinking of getting one of these:

And leaving the turntable plugged in, and then running the 3.5mm/dual rca cable outside the cabinet - would this work?

(This is a link for a video of the turntable playing my iPod )

http://www.mediafire.com/?wmt4mqtntnq

 

[Adam]

I'd consider getting one of these adapters combined with a regular RCA-to-RCA interconnect cable.

 

[res6jya6]

I'd consider getting one of these adapters combined with a regular RCA-to-RCA interconnect cable.

Would you still suggest getting the "Y" adapter? I would plug the adapter into the phono input on the amp, then plug the mono line input from the turntable into one of the female plugs, and then plug the iPod into the remaining female plug using that mono adapter that you showed me.

That way... I wouldn't have to take off the back cover, unplug the turntable, and plug in the iPod every time I wanted to use it like that.

 

[Adam]

Would you still suggest getting the "Y" adapter? I would plug the adapter into the phono input on the amp, then plug the mono line input from the turntable into one of the female plugs, and then plug the iPod into the remaining female plug using that mono adapter that you showed me.

That way... I wouldn't have to take off the back cover, unplug the turntable, and plug in the iPod every time I wanted to use it like that.

That's an option, but you'd risk sending an input signal from one device (e.g. the turntable) into the output jack of the other device (e.g. the iPod). I can't say that it would damage either one, but it's a risk.

I'd recommend using an A/B switch box instead (either that or have the cables go into an adapter that lets you only plug one of them in at a time). Something like this should work fine (I say "should" because I haven't seen the back, but I'm assuming from the description that it uses RCA inputs). There are a number of switch boxes out there, some with remotes, so that was just an example to get you started.

 

[res6jya6]

That's an option, but you'd risk sending an input signal from one device (e.g. the turntable) into the output jack of the other device (e.g. the iPod). I can't say that it would damage either one, but it's a risk.

I'd recommend using an A/B switch box instead (either that or have the cables go into an adapter that lets you only plug one of them in at a time). Something like this should work fine (I say "should" because I haven't seen the back, but I'm assuming from the description that it uses RCA inputs). There are a number of switch boxes out there, some with remotes, so that was just an example to get you started.

The switch box looks like it would work perfectly! I know that interference may be an issue with the situation that I specified... but the switch box would isolate the two signals seperately, no? I would choose either signal A for my turntable, or signal B for my iPod... the box would then send that signal to the single amp input?

 

[Adam]

... but the switch box would isolate the two signals seperately, no? I would choose either signal A for my turntable, or signal B for my iPod... the box would then send that signal to the single amp input?

That's how I understand it, yep.