I need help with my Sony PS-LX300USB Turntable

[Reiss x]

I recently purchased this turntable, it has a built in preamp, I want to know what I need for it in the basic of terms, I've heard that you need an amp or receiver with a phono input? I have a homemix cd mixer in my house which has a phono input, would that work? Please help and could you also recommend some cheap amps or recievers with phono inputs ? Thanks

 

[afterlife2]

Where are you located and what is your budget?

 

[Reiss x]

I'm from Scotland and £100-£170?

 

[afterlife2]

Can you get this there? I've some nice things about it and you won't need to add anything else, just plug in and ground input done!: Amazon.com: Onkyo TX-8255 Stereo Receiver: Electronics

 

[Reiss x]

That looks great, so will I need speakers and what do you mean by ground input? Thanks

 

[afterlife2]

The ground is the wire on the turntable, like so:

How about these? Maybe you can find them used on Craigslist or ebay?

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Maybe other members can chime in with recommendations as well.

 

[markw]

Since your turntable has a built-in phono preamp. you don't need to look for a receiver/ampifier that has one also. Any unit will work.

Just feed your TT into any avaiable line level input (make sure the internal phono pre is activated!) and you should be ready to go.

I fact, if you try to feed it into a phono input, it will sound like hell.

 

[Reiss x]

this is going to sound really stupid but what is a line level input and i have 2 receivers but none have a phono input, I have a pioneer VSX-C11-S multi-channel receiver which has:

TV/SAY IN
DVR/VCR IN
DVD IN
DVR/VCR OUT

All are red and white, is that any use?

 

[Reiss x]

Tv/sat in*

 

[afterlife2]

Oh ok you have a receiver, then all you need is one of these Phono Preamp: Amazon.com: Behringer PP400 Ultra-Compact Phono Preamp: Musical Instruments
You plug the turntable to this and then use the other cable to plug into your receivers AUX in or any available In.

 

[Reiss x]

i already have a phono pre amp built in to my turntable

 

[afterlife2]

Yeah but you need amplification/Ground for your receiver, so you will need it or it will sound like SH!T.