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February 26, 2012 - 6:47pm
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Hello, I'm new, just an introduction and questions
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I am not quite sure what your setup is like.
It sounds like you may have been connecting a turntable into a line-level input on an amplifier or receiver. You can't do that and get anything like a correct tonal balance.
You may not know about RIAA equalization. RIAA equalization reduces the bass level during the record mastering process of all records so that the bass does not cause excessive groove modualtion on the record surface. Without this, each side of the record might be 4 minutes long...lol.
If you do not have a dedicated phono preamp, with an RIAA equalization circuit. between the cartridge and the amplifer, the bass will only be about 1% of what it should be, because that is what is recorded on the surface of the record.
I am not sure about a subwoofer that has a receiver built into it; that sounds rather odd.
An audiophile is someone who loves music, and if you do that is great. I am not sure the music you are getting from your setup would be easy to love.
I suggest that you spend $99 on a Musical Fidelity V-LPS phono preamp. It is amazingly good; better than almost any for under $500. It is a real bargain.
You can get it for $99 at Amazon or Audio Advisor.
Sorry, but I have to tell it like I see it. That subwoofer is designed to work as a home theater in a box solution and usually also comes with five other speakers. It does not have a phono input so any turntable hooked up to it will not sound as good as it could, unless the turntable itself has a built in phono preamp. I just look at this and cringe: http://www.amazon.com/Durabrand-HT-3915-theater-System-Subwoofer/dp/B0072HB5YE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1330375860&sr=8-2
The turntable you have is adequate and the cartridge is OK. You can get a replacement stylus for about $25.
As far as upgrades go, what are your system objectives and budget? What you have now cannot even be described as entry level audiophile.
Haha, I like how honest you guys are.
Yeah, Never heard of RIAA and the actually production of records, so that tip was greatly helpful.
Durabrand stuff DOES suck. I got it for a temp receiver a while back, and when I hooked up my record player, it was the only option. So to answer the questions, my budget is a hundred or so just to get an overall better sound. I am thinking I need the phono amp more than anything? In which case, I will get a receiver with a phono amp, get a new needle as I want to retain original "vintage" sound, and aside from that, any other ideas guys?
Seriously, this was very helpful, I now have a goal of my objectives.
continue your journey to educate yourself on audio possibilities.
Other places to consider seeking advice -
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.php
http://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/index.php
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php