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I have finally put together my setup, a part of my setup is the musical fidelity e20 preamp that I was given. I don't know much about this piece of gear but I'm curious if anyone knows if this preamp has a phono preamp in it or not. My setup is working and when I use other inputs of the e20 it works great. The turntable into the phono inputs however does not. I guess I just assumed that it would have a phono preamp integrated but maybe it doesn't and that is why... I can't think of any other reason...

Yes, the e20 has phono inputs suitable for use with moving magnet or high-output moving coil cartridges. There is a switch on the back to choose between MM and MC. It's hard to say from the specs for the phono section in this pre-amp, but I'd have to guess that a low-output MC cart probably would not work well with it.

The first question is what phono cartridge are you using? If its a LOMC, then that may be your problem. Second, do you have the cartridge selector switch on the proper setting for the cartridge you're using?

If you have everything plugged in properly and you're not using a LOMC cart, then you may have problem elsewhere, such as your tonearm cable, tonearm wiring or a worn out stylus or cartridge. Let is know a little more about your setup (turntable make/model, cartridge, tonearm cable, etc.) and maybe we can help.

BTW, you can find a PDF of the manual for this pre-amp here.