Turntable help, Quiet output from Ariston ATT-420
Well i just recieved this turntable from ebay :)
I have connected it up with the supplied RCA's straight to my amp and i have to have the amp on full volume to hear any decent levels of output.
The amp is a cambridge audio A1 and the speakers are warfedale diamond 10.1's
Do i need a pre-amp or a phono stage?
As im on a tight budget would this pre amp be ok? would there be much in that price point second hand worth buying?
http://www.richersounds.com/product/phono-pre-amps/vivanco/pa111/viva-pa111-prea
Sam.
With the A1 you needn't spend much more, no. Not sure you'd find anything better second-hand.
Thanks very much john, my next upgrade would be a new amp, but i think i would be looking at around 250 for that and i suppose i could get one with a phono stage and just sell the other one with my current amp
Sam.
If you can still find one, yes (though I suppose they're making a comeback). Get something modest now and save your money for the amp upgrade.
I was looking at the Marantz PM6003 which has the phono stage built in, is the amp any good?
spanerman:I was looking at the Marantz PM6003 which has the phono stage built in, is the amp any good?
Clicky
I should have looked there, its where i looked to see what speakers i should get:)
Best get saving then, i have baught a cheap pre amp off ebay to tide me over 
Thanks all :)
Sounds like the Cambridge does not have a built in phono stage. Therefore you will need a phono pre-amp.