Hooking up a turntable

[TheEskimo]

So my parents want me to hook up their old turntable to our new receiver. The turntable is a Beogram RX, made by Bang&Olafson, that was purchased in the early '80s. The receiver is an Onkyo NR-626, which does have PHONO inputs, and a grounding screw. Problem is that I can get no sound out of the speakers.

The turntable had been sitting in our garage for about 12 years. It spins fine, and no visible dirt, and there is a faint sound that comes from the turntable itself. I thought it might have been the RCA pins, as they were corroded and oxidized, so I bought some new male RCA pins, and soldered them on. Still no sound out of the speakers. I assume that there is some fault in the electronics inside the turntable, but I'm not sure what to look for. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

[BJV]

http://www.ehow.com/how_4489287_connect-turntable-receiver-phono-input.html

[Bobosan]

That's a valid instructable for the described problem assuming you have sound from other sources like the tuner.

[TheEskimo]

According to the manual for the receiver, I shouldn't need a pre-amp for the turntable as long as it uses a MM cartridge. The best I can discover is that the Beogram RX has a MI style cartridge, which works similarly to a MM cartridge. There was also no evidence of a pre-amp being bundled with it, as it was stored with all our old stereo equipment.

[Bobosan]

The connections at the phono cartridge may have come loose or the receiver is blown. Do you have anything from the receiver?

[Col]

I`d stick a multimeter on the cartridge, set it to 2k ohms and see what readings you get between L+, L- and R+, R-. If the cartridge checks out ok, you can use the meter to search for broken wires. The phono inputs on the receiver will handle the low level output from an MC,MM or MI cartridge.

[Jonathan]

I've got 50(+) turntables, amps, and record players from the 1950s and early 1960s. And about 10,000 pieces of vinyl.

 

I can tell that if you're getting no sound whatsoever (no hum, no scratch noise, nothing) from your speakers, the problem is with the amp or amp hook-up.

 

On the type of turntable you describe, the only major problem I'd expect to find would be a missing or damaged needle. But even such a turntable will produce noise through the speakers when one attempts to play a record on the turntable.

[Bobosan]

+1

[CannonBall]

Actually i have a turntable too and it's not working because one of the sound lamps has burned, maybe you have the same problem with yours ?

[TheEskimo]

Well, I plugged it into a second receiver that is supposed to support turntable input without an amp, and I get no sound as well. The speakers output the same low hiss when the turntable is plugged in and running as when the plugs aren't inserted as well. I think I'll take it to a stereo shop nearby, as I'm leaving the country this weekend. Thanks for the replies, guys.