Sean_o
Sean_o's picture
Offline
Last seen: 11 years 3 months ago
Joined: Dec 22 2012 - 12:06pm
1st Time Turntable owner w/basic questions
absolutepitch
absolutepitch's picture
Offline
Last seen: 2 months 4 weeks ago
Joined: Jul 9 2006 - 8:58pm

If the turntable comes with a moving magnet (MM) cartridge, you will need a pre-amplifier ('pre-amp') with an RIAA equalization. The pre-amp is basically a low signal amplifier that brings it up to a level that the Bose will accept, and provide equalization (reduces treble and boosts bass) to make the sound correct. LPs are recorded with a boosted treble and reduced bass so the music won't make overly big groove swings and fit more music onto the disk. The RIAA corrects for that pre-boost.

Great - you got a bass guitar. Use a music instrument amplifier or bass guitar amp for the guitar. A stereo amp is not made for that use - same goes for stereo speakers. Guitar amps are not high-fidelity or flat-response, because you are producing music, not re-producing music that a stereo does. You may get close to flat response with proper adjustement of the tone controls, but I doubt it.

jackfish
jackfish's picture
Offline
Last seen: 10 years 5 months ago
Joined: Dec 19 2005 - 2:42pm

Make sure the phono/line selector is set to phono.

jsm59
jsm59's picture
Offline
Last seen: 3 years 2 months ago
Joined: Jan 14 2012 - 1:29pm

The manual shows PHONO for bypassing the built-in preamp and LINE to output line level and use the built-in preamp. I assume this Bose thing requires line-level so LINE should be selected. 

jackfish
jackfish's picture
Offline
Last seen: 10 years 5 months ago
Joined: Dec 19 2005 - 2:42pm

The manual is about as clear as mud. Thanks.

Sean_o
Sean_o's picture
Offline
Last seen: 11 years 3 months ago
Joined: Dec 22 2012 - 12:06pm

I'm out of town for the next week but I look forward to trying your suggestions!

Log in or register to post comments
-->
  • X