[dshook]

Hey,

I am trying to sort out some sort of relatively low cost vinyl headphone setup, can I run a turntable right into my headphone amplifier, or must I feed it through a stage/receiver phono first? If so, why?

Cheers

 

[tom hankins]

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Originally Posted by dshook Hey, I am trying to sort out some sort of relatively low cost vinyl headphone setup, can I run a turntable right into my headphone amplifier, or must I feed it through a stage/receiver phono first? If so, why? Cheers

You are going to have to run the table through either a phono stage or something with a PS built in it (int., preamp, reciever) before you go to the head-amp.
You need to boost the signal from the table.

 

[Yikes]

The signal has to go thru a phono stage. Even if your headphone amp has enough gain to amplify the signal it would still sound wrong. Phono stages do two things: they amplify a small signal up to a normal line level output. They also equalize the signal using a long established equalization curve called the RIAA curve (Recording Industry Association og America).

You could get a stand alone phono stage like the NAD PP-2 ($129?) or if you have an old receiver or integrated amp that has a phono input you could use it.

 

[dshook]

Thanks