Help Needed With Turntable

BB162610
BB162610 Upstate NY Posts: 543
edited April 2012 in Technical Stuff and Help
First off I realize this may not be the most appropriate forum for this question, but I figure since I am predominately spinning PJ vinyl on it, that the thread is PJ related.

Perhaps some of the more seasoned vinyl spinners here can help me out. I recently hooked up a turntable that was given to me. It is a Technics SL 3300 and I have it hooked up to a surround sound system that is run by a JVC receiver.

For some reason my subwoofer is cutting out at different points for no apparent reason. Any ideas on why this may be happening?

Also how can I tell if I need a new needle?

Thanks in advance for your help.
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  • Truth Machine
    Truth Machine Posts: 113
    I'm no expert but a buddy of mine, and fellow 10c'r restores them. Here is his site where you can email him. Good luck!

    www.getluckyrecords.com/
    "I'd like to thank all you mother fuckers. All you mother fuckers..." EV-10/03/05
  • HeavyHands
    HeavyHands Posts: 2,131
    Not familiar with this particular model of turntable but are you sure you don't need a pre-amp?
    "A lot more people are capable of being big out there that just don't give themselves a chance." -Stone Gossard
  • emf28
    emf28 Posts: 89
    If your receiver does not have a phono-in, then you will need a pre-amp.
  • BB162610
    BB162610 Upstate NY Posts: 543
    Thank you for the responses. I believe you are correct, my received does not have a phono input and this would also explain why I have it cranked and the volume is not very loud. Could you recommend a reasonable preamp? Or am I better off getting a receiver that has a phone input?
  • Longest Road
    Longest Road Posts: 264
    BBE Phono Pre-Amp FJB-200X
    I will scream my lungs out till it fills this room.

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