Anyone using these with a vintage receiver and turntable? Just trying to see f it would be a good fit in my budget..Thanks!
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I am using it with a great older table (Yamaha YP-D10) and a Denon AVR4800. The speakers can handle the load and are crisp, warm and mellow even when cranked up a bit. Love them.
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All I can tell you is they are great little speakers, both based on size and price.
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If your TT42 version has the phono preamp (there are two versions of the TT42, one with and one without), then yes. Otherwise you will need to install a phono preamp on the turntable output. Definitely worth it if space is a premium in your room. We use it as the sound for our living room tv. Right now, I'm streaming audio off my server. Definitely worth the purchase. IMHO. Our great room runs a full Marantz home theater setup (speakers excepted). Been a fan of Marantz for long time. Right price for what you get.
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I tried them with my PC and I got them to work, but only in mono mode, not stereo. I dont know why. I only tried briefly because I wasnt planning on using them with my PC anyway...and I tried right after I got them and wasnt familiar with what I was doing. I havent had time to try them again.
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Buy a vintage stereo receiver with a headphone jack and phono input. Preferably a mid to late 1970's model or very early 80's. Look for a ~30W Pioneer, Kenwood, Onkyo, HK, Toshiba, Sony. Should be able to find one on Craigslist for $0-$150. These things were constructed very well, it was the heyday of audio gear. Nothing like the throwaway Chinese junk made today. Pioneer's SX series is very abundant and priced pretty reasonably.
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Thank you for this information. My husband has several 78s and I have been looking for a way to convert them. Which turntable do you suggest?
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You'll definitely need an RIAA-type of preamp (Amazon has a few economical models). The signal coming out of a turntable needs to be EQ'd and boosted to work properly. No real way around it. :-)
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My receiver has had no problems. They produce about 140 watts. Sounds like your speakers can handle a lot more. Look for a bigger amp!
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There is no "phono" input on this receiver, so it doesn't have a preamp. You can use another RCA input (I am using "Tape"), but that will only work depending on your turntable, and if it has a built-in preamp. If your turntable has a "phono" out or phono switch/setting, it will work. I have one connected and it works fine. Otherwise, you will need to buy a little $20 preamp. If you are only looking to power your speakers for a turntable, this is probably not the receiver for you.
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Hi Joe, to be honest with you I returned this. It didn't work for me either. I tried to plug them into a amp and nothing. Definitely cheap and not worth the money if you ask me.
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I use mine with a Philips MP3 player and think they are a good match.Helps if you can EQ a bit, but not really needed.
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I appreciate that, I wanted to get back to you.I love my Definitive speakers I am running the 40s on the sides I'm running actually 10 speakers with definitive studio 350s in the rear a separate single powered older Definitive subwoofer I bought in the early 90s for the heck of it, the 8060's in the front, and an 8080 center speaker. I listen to a lot of heavy metal and I like my whole house to expand and they do the trick, your set up sounds perfect for the 40s, I'm sure you'll love them.Stan
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They will sound very good---not to expect the sound to fill a concert hall--using four of these for your channels will be fantastic--or a two channael receiver like you said "vintage"---I uses mine as rear speakers for my Onkyo. Hope this helps.
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a turntable will need its own preamp, or a separate one to act as a go between. Will work in any rca inputs once a preamp is in place. I bought a 20 dollar pyle pro PP444 mini pre-amp on amazon and it works just fine for my turntable which is a vintage pioneer model -PLS40. I have both the SS1000 and SS3000 sony speakers. Obviously the 3000s are better, but make sure you have room as they are big for bookshelf speakers. They are only about 29 dollars more, so well worth it, if you have the space. I use the 1000s as surround speakers as they are easily wall mounted with brackets. I also have a pair of SS6000 floor speakers, which have very true sound, but not very efficient compared to the JBL monitor speakers from the 1970s I just picked up at an estate sale. They don't make them like they used to apparently, although it make be unfair to compare sony to JBL.
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Do you have A phono-stage pre-amp hooked up between turntable and amplifier? I've got an old Electro-Accompaniet phono preamp & get lots of volume from my Oris 200 horn speakers
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They sound incredible! I just have a basic set up with a pyle 600w amp a 30 band eq with gain control and for a little extra bass a sony 100w sub woofer...playing blue ray discs through a sony player the sound is incredible and with an eq you really dont need the sub woofer but it enhances the d-84s just right...
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Stephen G., I'm interested in connecting 2 receivers and switching between them. I have a modern home theater receiver (Yamaha RX-V477) and a vintage receiver (Realistic STA-76 circa 1975). Each one does some things better than the other and I want to easily switch between them depending on what I want to do (like play vinyl on the vintage) and watch movies on the home theater receiver. If you know of something that can do this, please let me know. Thanks.
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Yes, I'm using both a Pioneer PL15 and a Sony PS5520 turntables. Both have isonodes under the feet. If I turn the crossover on the ML Dynamo 300 up too high or the volume too loud I get some rumble. After playing with the settings for several weeks and allowing the sub to break in I haven't had any more problems. My bass is accurate and tight through the vintage JBL 4311's.