I need help! I have Music Hall MMF 2.2LE 2-Speed Audiophile Turntable, Bellari VP130 Mm Tube Phono Preamp and VSX- 40 Pioneer receiver. Why is my volume so low when playing records compared to volume on Ipod, TV or Blueray? I have to crank it up to 60 to be at a decent level for vinyl but with Ipod, tv or Blueray it can be at a volume of 40. I need help! I have Music Hall MMF 2.2LE 2-Speed Audiophile Turntable, Bellari VP130 Mm Tube Phono Preamp and VSX- 40 Pioneer receiver. Why is my volume so low when playing records compared to... » Read More I need help! I have Music Hall MMF 2.2LE 2-Speed Audiophile Turntable, Bellari VP130 Mm Tube Phono Preamp and VSX- 40 Pioneer receiver. Why is my volume so low when playing records compared to volume on Ipod, TV or Blueray? I have to crank it up to 60 to be at a decent level for vinyl but with Ipod, tv or Blueray it can be at a volume of 40. « Show Less
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Yancy, this is similar performance to my setup,and not unusual. The moving magnet cartridge on your Music Hall generates 5 millivolts.The VP130 steps that signal "up" 30db max. Your other receiver inputs have higher preamplified signals (db gains) into your receiver, hence a lower volume setting for them (at the same perceived "loudness").Also,make sure you tie your preamp,turntable, and receiver together with a ground wire to reduce hum. Others here have commented about replacing stock power supply with the Enercell 15v supply and the "M" adapter tip from Radio Shack. I did and Recommend it also! Hope this helps. Yancy, this is similar performance to my setup,and not unusual. The moving magnet cartridge on your Music Hall generates 5 millivolts.The VP130 steps that signal "up" 30db max. Your other receiver inputs have higher preamplified signals (db gains) into your receiver, hence a lower volume setting for them (at the same perceived "loudness").Also,make sure you tie your preamp,turntable, and receiver together with a ground wire to reduce hum. Others here have commented about replacing stock power supply with the Enercell 15v supply and the "M" adapter tip from... » Read More Yancy, this is similar performance to my setup,and not unusual. The moving magnet cartridge on your Music Hall generates 5 millivolts.The VP130 steps that signal "up" 30db max. Your other receiver inputs have higher preamplified signals (db gains) into your receiver, hence a lower volume setting for them (at the same perceived "loudness").Also,make sure you tie your preamp,turntable, and receiver together with a ground wire to reduce hum. Others here have commented about replacing stock power supply with the Enercell 15v supply and the "M" adapter tip from Radio Shack. I did and Recommend it also! Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Sorry to ask the obvious, there is an output level control on the Bellari, have you tried turning that up? Otherwise it could be your cartridge on the turntable too.
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Well, basically analog output is what you have with vinyl playing and all those others platforms that you've mentioned are digital. So, analog have a much lower signal output coming from the stylus and VP130 PRE-amplifies it to a acceptable level. If you really want a brutal loud sound kicking in your lungs, you will need a good class "A" tube AMPLIFIER after the VP130 pre-amplifies it. Got it?
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No, the turntable has a built in phono amp. Please note that Pro-Ject often ships the wrong instructions with this unit and they will probably say that a phono amp is required. This confused me for a bit. The best thing to do is to download the proper instructions.
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This is just a pre-amp. Meaning it boosts the small signal from a turntable to a volume where an amp can do its job. Old amps used to have a phono stage, and some new amps do. Essentially this is the phono stage separate from an amp amp.
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We used the RCA plug in the front or the audio "in" (RCA plug) in the back. BUT your phonograph has to have a PRE-AMP. With ours, we could barely hear anything... it was way too low in sound to enjoy. I hope this helps. If you have any other questions that I might be able to help you with, please contact me. THANKS..
2146834
Yes preamp will make it sound better! Most receivers don't have enough preamp build inside to run the turntable
1017834
My daughter doesn't have a problem with her turntable. She said turn up the volume. Good luck.
2187975
This phono preamp is specifically for record players. The signal level and EQ is very different from other sources.
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The channel volume and master volume controls work well in tandem, but the lower the channel volume is set, the less "adjustability" you'll have with the master. For example, if you set channel vol to its lowest setting, you will not get anything more out of the master much past 9oclock on the knob (keep in mind the controls are digital, not true pots, so in this scenario envision 0 volume at 6oclock. By the time you make a quarter turn on the master you're topped out). Hopefully that makes sense!
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Sorry that I cannot help. This was a gift for my GRANDAUGHTER. She loves it but hasn't used it for recording old LPs.
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It's an integrated amp, so you don't normally need a pre-amp. However there is no phono stage so you would need one for your turntable in order to bring the sound from the vinyl back to RIAA standard. Good speaker cables, too, obviously.
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I'm having this issue as well, with near mint, clean vinyl, and I noticed that it's only in the right channel as well. It starts to become noticeable around the third song of an LP so it seems to be in the same place as yours. On 45s it's constant because they're further in. I was thinking it might have something to do with the anti-skate but I can't be sure. I'm a bit of a noob at this, never having a really NICE turntable when I was younger, so this adjustment stuff is a bit new to me.It does sound gorgeous before it starts happening though. :DI wonder if perhaps anyone has other suggestions? Thanks in advance! I'm having this issue as well, with near mint, clean vinyl, and I noticed that it's only in the right channel as well. It starts to become noticeable around the third song of an LP so it seems to be in the same place as yours. On 45s it's constant because they're further in. I was thinking it might have something to do with the anti-skate but I can't be sure. I'm a bit of a noob at this, never having a really NICE turntable when I was younger, so this adjustment stuff is a bit new to me.It does sound gorgeous before it starts happening though. :DI wonder if perhaps... » Read More I'm having this issue as well, with near mint, clean vinyl, and I noticed that it's only in the right channel as well. It starts to become noticeable around the third song of an LP so it seems to be in the same place as yours. On 45s it's constant because they're further in. I was thinking it might have something to do with the anti-skate but I can't be sure. I'm a bit of a noob at this, never having a really NICE turntable when I was younger, so this adjustment stuff is a bit new to me.It does sound gorgeous before it starts happening though. :DI wonder if perhaps anyone has other suggestions? Thanks in advance! « Show Less
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With a turntable like the one above, it's not going to be about being loud. I find I get a much nicer sound at lower volumes- I've used it as background at a party and still never gotten the volume knob past halfway (I probably wouldn't either, if the speakers blow, you're stuck). But the sound is clear and nice in a way that cuts through. For a unit this size, and compared to other Crosley turntables I've played around with, I think the sound is pretty darn good.
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Just choose the type of musical source (CD, record player, radio, etc.) you want, put a record or CD in etc. and then turn the volume up. I am not sure what else could be wrong.
1271968
Very few receivers these days have a Phono input, and this one does not. You will need to get a preamp to take the phono output and amplify it to line level, then use either Audio 1 or Audio 2. I can highly recommend this: TCC TC-750LC BLACK Professional Moving Magnet Preamp This unit also works very nicely to plug into a line-in jack on a PC sound card for ripping vinyl to MP3s. The only turntables that will not require a preamp are some newer ones that have it built in.
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I imagine you've already figured this out, but this unit has no phono pre-amp. You'll have to either buy an outside pre-amp for your old turntable (better quality, usually) which in turn plugs into your receiver or buy a new turntable that has its own pre-amp and regular RCA outputs for this unit (and most others I've seen).
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Dear Mr. Lee:I decided to go up a notch to a Technic 1200 turntable.What are these other items; are they replacement items I can buy later? What function do they do?Shure M97xE High-Performance Magnetic Phono Cartridge Shure SFG-2 Stylus Tracking Force Gauge Also, a friend gave me a pair of bose $300 speakers for my PC. I think I want to pair this Technic turnable with a bigger Bose system, suggestion here?
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Honestly I would just return the thing. You can get a turntable that actually works and puts out decent sound for a lower price. I sent mine back the day after it arrived because it sounded like a tin can.