Although I do enjoy listening to my old LPs, I also like the portability, playlist feature and spontaneity of my mp3 player - and the ability to hook a friend's (or my son's) player to my system. I've noticed, however, that plugging the player directly into the aux input of my old Fisher receiver requires me crank up the volume much higher than when I'm playing a CD or LP - which led me to think of how I could boost the gain. Then I saw Art Dudley's column on transformers, and I wondered, if transformers can step up the gain of a phono cartridge, could one be used to increase the signal from an mp3 player before the aux input of an amp? Or is there a better way?
Although I do enjoy listening to my old LPs, I also like the portability, playlist feature and spontaneity of my mp3 player - and the ability to hook a friend's (or my son's) player to my system. I've noticed, however, that plugging the player directly into the aux input of my old Fisher receiver requires me crank up the volume much higher than when I'm playing a CD or LP - which led me to think of how I could boost the gain. Then I saw Art Dudley's column on transformers, and I wondered, if transformers can step up the gain of a phono cartridge, could one be used to increase the signal from an mp3 player before the aux input of an amp? Or is there a better way?