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Post by dsonyay on Feb 21, 2019 18:21:33 GMT -5
This question fits well here.
I have my Turntable (Technics SL-23) hooked up and all adjusted. Plays fabulous through PT-100 , XPA2 and my Klipsch speaker.
About mono.. I have a few.. How does this work with my setup. Do I have to buy a mono cartridge and needle, or is there a way to play in mono by adjusting the PT100? Looking through owner's manual but can't find anything.
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Post by dougport on Feb 21, 2019 20:40:40 GMT -5
Just play it like you would any other record
When you play a mono record on a stereo setup, each channel gets the same information from the cartridge. When the signal comes out of the speakers, you get a mono, centered image - the same as if you had a dedicated mono setup and a single speaker.
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Post by dsonyay on Feb 21, 2019 21:50:04 GMT -5
Ok great. Yeah I played a mono album (I haven't heard it in ages).. was testing out the TT NovisNick gave me and couldn't even remember how I played mono albums back then. Anyway it played fine.
Cleaned up all the moving parts inside the TT and DeoxIT sprayed a couple parts, worked them really well and now the speeds lock in solid.
This TT is gonna be just fine.
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Post by drtrey3 on Feb 22, 2019 8:43:51 GMT -5
Some folks turn their first turntable into a mono table when they purchase their second! Mono on mono is killer.
Trey
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Post by dsonyay on Feb 23, 2019 14:51:06 GMT -5
I read an easy solution is to use two Y rca cables.. 1st set of Y wires from TT combines two channels into one, and then the second set takes the combined signal and sends it into the l and r inputs of the receiver or preamp. So basically buy a Y rca with with 1 male to 2 females and a set of 1 female to 2 males.
They say this makes a big difference with noise and overall sound.
Or buy a mono cartridge and head shell, and swap out when needed.
A couple of hifi forums explained why this is better than playing a mono album with 2 channel needle.
Another option was if there was a way to select mono mode on amp (or preamp) which neither of my emotive pieces have.
(Pt 100 and xpa2)
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Post by dsonyay on Feb 23, 2019 14:53:20 GMT -5
Some folks turn their first turntable into a mono table when they purchase their second! Mono on mono is killer. Trey That's a good idea.. but I think it would be easier to just buy a mono cartridge and head shell.. takes all but 3 seconds to swap out. I dobt have the space for two TTs..... Yet.  |
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