Thanks, Gary
I'll keep it in mind, and ears.
GW

On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 18:01, Gary A. Galo <
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> One word of caution about those cheap Radio Shack phono preamps. I tried
> one once thinking it might be suitable for a non-critical application at
> school. It hummed, and when I opened it up it was obvious why: it had an
> unregulated, single-ended power supply and an unshielded power transformer.
> This one on eBay reminds me of that old Radio Shack preamp:
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/401529642317?epid=1541359106&hash=item5d7d081d4d:g:jAEAAOSwI9RjbvwJ&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4PjaLl3IlGJG80uSNertqm3ADYqMdjcq0Tw72M7tT970vI79rQAXQ3Uoz7%2BFa17U8qWzkWgz8SNI9eKJaMJlQs%2FpwmcXKxsh77EYqfKnfeABYSYRlc%2F3Fo94uEI1eNozYNASCB7VbkAzZ7VNaPwuHF0b2aOXzeA%2B204LL89pcOcAGwbekXBcfJV1ZeofNxdJqffARykQbVKLKWd0AHUv2%2BfzJ7xf%2FERkeTuQS0NfDc1nID6elPf8XkudjPJH%2FtD85pCdkIGKTttWtNmuNKi%2FRo1CCHx7%2FptyJNUiLOpWDjds%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8DF8eqUYQ
>
> If you get an inexpensive phono preamp, it would be a lot better if it had
> a wall wart rather than a build-in, unshielded power transformer. And, I
> would investigate it to make sure that the internal power supply is
> regulated and, if it's solid-state, it would be preferable if the supply
> were dual-polarity (separate + and - DC supply rails). When in doubt, ask
> the seller. If they don’t know, look elsewhere. I appreciate the fact that
> not everyone needs high end sound quality or RIAA accuracy that's so tight
> it squeaks. But, if a phono preamp has even a small, low-level background
> hum, no one will want to listen to it.
>
> Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.
>
> Best,
> Gary
>
>
> Gary Galo
> Audio Engineer Emeritus
> The Crane School of Music
> SUNY at Potsdam, NY 13676
>
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>
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> You all got me to look and there was one of those later little Radio Shack
> preamps for $5 I bid on as this could go into extra innings.
> GW
>
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 17:09, Railroads On Parade <
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>
> > James, thank you.
> > I bought the Citation 11 on eBay. It had flaws that have now floated
> > to the surface.
> > I was given a Harman Kardon Citation 6 last year and it too has one
> > channel out.
> > I like these, Radio Shack used to sell very small ones for $15 when I
> > was a kid, and they seemed to work just fine.
> > But anything to handle multiple inputs outputs and tone volume etc are
> > on eBay, but they ain't cheap.
> > GW
> >
> > On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 17:04, James Perrett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> The Revox A700 and some Philips machines (certainly the N4506, N4515
> >> and probably others intended to be used with MFB speakers) include
> >> phono preamps but most tape machines don't. You can buy basic phono
> >> preamps for very little money on Ebay which will almost certainly
> >> work better than trying to kludge something together using the mic
> inputs.
> >>
> >> James.
> >>
> >> On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 at 17:22, Railroads On Parade <
> >> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >> > One must have an exterior preamplifier to record from a turntable
> >> > onto
> >> this
> >> > tape deck, correct? My pre-amp just lost one channel, off to the doc.
> >> I
> >> > wish someone would tell me my tape deck has a preamp for my
> >> > turntable during the repair job.
> >> >
> >> > Happy Thanksgiving!
> >> > Guy Walker
> >> >
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >
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