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How do I connect a turntable to my sound card?

post #1 of 3
12/25/11 at 10:54pm
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I have the Asus Xonar Xense sound card which has a 1/4 inch line in plug and I would like to buy a turntable to play some vinyl albums I have.  Is there a turntable that outputs to the 1/4 inch plug or can I convert RCA to the 1/4 inch?  Any suggestions on a turntable or just how to set it up will be appreciated.

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post #2 of 3
12/26/11 at 1:40am

If the line in is stereo, you can connect any analog line out of any device to it with a 2x RCA to stereo TRS cable.

However, a turntable is a bit different.

You need a phone stage to beef up the signal to line level and apply the RIAA correction.  

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post #3 of 3
12/26/11 at 3:51pm

While I can't offer any specific recommendations, you might look into getting a turntable that connects to your PC with a USB cable.  These are made to be able to rip/archive your vinyl collection.  This may be preferrable, as once a lossless recording is saved on your computer, you could avoid any extra wear on the albums.  Also, there are some software editting tools available that supposedly do a wonderful job of restoring older albums to their original glory, or close to it anyway.

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