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My wife and I like music but are not really audiophiles, preferring convenience and decent sound. We have a Denon M40DAB with Cambridge Audio SX50 speakers and a Denon DP200USB turntable.
Testing the vinyl tonight we've realised we need an amp. Can I buy the Denon DMA720AE and plug the DAB unit and the turntable so I can use one set of speakers.
http://www.richersounds.com/product/amplifiers-rec...
Sorry if this sounds stupid, not much cop with music gear, better with computers
Testing the vinyl tonight we've realised we need an amp. Can I buy the Denon DMA720AE and plug the DAB unit and the turntable so I can use one set of speakers.
http://www.richersounds.com/product/amplifiers-rec...
Sorry if this sounds stupid, not much cop with music gear, better with computers
Edited by AClownsPocket on Wednesday 6th April 20:45
And to make things slightly more confusing, the M40DAB doesn't seem to have a conventional line-level output, so I don't think you could plug that into the amp you are considering buying!
I've re-read all the specs and can't see why your current setup wouldn't work, without needing to buy a new amp. The M40DAB has a single input and that's all you need by the looks of things.
I've re-read all the specs and can't see why your current setup wouldn't work, without needing to buy a new amp. The M40DAB has a single input and that's all you need by the looks of things.
Edited by Spumfry on Wednesday 6th April 21:09
You can use this
Your turntable will plug into that, which then plugs into the "Analog in" your Denon M40DAB.
The reason it's so quiet, is because the pickup cartridge on the turntable only outputs about 5mV or so - and the "Analog in" on the Denon requires around 200mV or so (this is a standard "high level" analog input).
A pickup cartridge also requires frequency correction (which the box I linked to will do) - so you will also hear the bass and treble as it's meant to be - rather than all tinny.
That is what a 'phono' input on an amp will do.
ETA: If you want something super cheap then one of these off Ebay will do as well.
Your turntable will plug into that, which then plugs into the "Analog in" your Denon M40DAB.
The reason it's so quiet, is because the pickup cartridge on the turntable only outputs about 5mV or so - and the "Analog in" on the Denon requires around 200mV or so (this is a standard "high level" analog input).
A pickup cartridge also requires frequency correction (which the box I linked to will do) - so you will also hear the bass and treble as it's meant to be - rather than all tinny.
That is what a 'phono' input on an amp will do.
ETA: If you want something super cheap then one of these off Ebay will do as well.
Edited by TonyRPH on Thursday 7th April 10:43
TonyRPH said:
The reason it's so quiet, is because the pickup cartridge on the turntable only outputs about 5mV or so - and the "Analog in" on the Denon requires around 200mV or so (this is a standard "high level" analog input).
A pickup cartridge also requires frequency correction (which the box I linked to will do) - so you will also hear the bass and treble as it's meant to be - rather than all tinny.
That is what a 'phono' input on an amp will do.
Yes, but this turntable has a phono pre amp built in, you shouldn't need an external one, or an amplifier with a dedicated turntable input.A pickup cartridge also requires frequency correction (which the box I linked to will do) - so you will also hear the bass and treble as it's meant to be - rather than all tinny.
That is what a 'phono' input on an amp will do.
Just a thought OP...you haven't got the phono pre amp on the turntable switched off have you?
Looks like there is another on/off button *underneath the platter* to switch from phono output to regular line level output. You want it switched on, as far as I can tell.
Apologies if you've tried all this and I'm stating the bleedin obvious
Edited by Spumfry on Thursday 7th April 21:14
Edited by Spumfry on Thursday 7th April 21:27
Spumfry said:
Yes, but this turntable has a phono pre amp built in, you shouldn't need an external one, or an amplifier with a dedicated turntable input.
Just a thought OP...you haven't got the phono pre amp on the turntable switched off have you?
You are indeed correct and that was my mistake.Just a thought OP...you haven't got the phono pre amp on the turntable switched off have you?
I see the switch for the equaliser / phono preamp lurks under the platter - that's not very helpful!
So you are probably correct, in that it's switched off.
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