does a phono preamp take songs recorded in mono and convert them to stereo?

[Beztis]

this is prolly a weird question - but ie: i really hate some old songs that are recorded in mono (like a lot of beatles songs) that i have on FLAC, but i do have a few beatles album on vinyl, though i dont have a record player atm - so if i got a record player and a phono preamp and connected it to my LDmk3 headphone amp - will it sound stereo - or will the vocals still be on the far right with the guitars on the far left? 
 
and i know i can use crossfeed to balance it  - but i dont like that doing that cus it just makes everything sound off to me.
 
also what is the difference between mono and phono? i know mono is like 1 instead the 2 of stereo - but exactly is phono lol? i use that word a lot, but i don't think it means what i think it means. 

 

[buke9]

this is prolly a weird question - but ie: i really hate some old songs that are recorded in mono (like a lot of beatles songs) that i have on FLAC, but i do have a few beatles album on vinyl, though i dont have a record player atm - so if i got a record player and a phono preamp and connected it to my LDmk3 headphone amp - will it sound stereo - or will the vocals still be on the far right with the guitars on the far left? 

and i know i can use crossfeed to balance it  - but i dont like that doing that cus it just makes everything sound off to me.

also what is the difference between mono and phono? i know mono is like 1 instead the 2 of stereo - but exactly is phono lol? i use that word a lot, but i don't think it means what i think it means. 

If it was recorded in mono it will play in mono . You would need some Dsp to get stereo out of those. Not for sure how but it could be done.

 

[PleasantSounds]

The difference between mono and stereo is that mono has all the sounds recorded in a single channel, while stereo has two channels.
Since you're hearing different sounds from L and R channels, it's already recorded in stereo. A lot of early stereo recordings were produced like that, and as annoying as it is, there's not a lot you can do about it.
If the crossfeed doesn't work for you then your only option is to look for more modern re-mastered versions of the bad recordings and hope they will contain proper stereo mix. 
Phono preamp doesn't convert mono to stereo. The signal it receives is assumed to be stereo. If it receives mono input, the output will also be mono. It's job is to amplify the signal to line level (direct signal from phono cartridges is very weak) and perform signal equalization which all vinyl records require.
The word 'phono' usually means phonograph (or turntable).

 

[MindsMirror]

Your question doesn't make sense, "phono" does not mean anything related to the number of channels. In a phono preamp, the term phono is just saying that the preamp is meant for use with a phonograph.