How do you connect a turntable through a home theatre system with no grounding pin?

8 Responses to “How do you connect a turntable through a home theatre system with no grounding pin?”

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   kurticus1024
   February 27th, 2010 2:44 pm

   just nip off that third prong
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   guessing

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   Travis W
   February 27th, 2010 3:20 pm

   Just find a good ground to attach the turntable ground wire to. A screw that attaches to metal chassis on one of your other components is a likely choice.
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   *karasi*
   February 27th, 2010 3:37 pm

   You don’t have a mixer????
   I’ve hooked my turntables up to a home theatre system, but I used my mixer.
   You can try to hook the RCA cords to the system. Just match up the red and white wires to the corresponding colors on the home theatre system. You’ll have an extra spot for the video output. Just leave that open. Good luck… hope this helps.
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   davj61
   February 27th, 2010 4:25 pm

   My guess is that you do not have a turntable input. That is how most receivers are these days (which is a very stupid omission on the part of the manufacturers). If that is the case with yours, our going to have to buy separate a turntable preamp to go between the turntable and one of the inputs on the receiver. Phono inputs included on receivers are SPECIFICALLY AND ONLY designed for turntable use, nothing else. Failure to do so will result in almost no sound from the turntable and LOTS of hum and other noise. Your best bet is to go to a store that specializes in DJ sound equipment to get the separate pre amp. I had to do the very same thing because my receiver has no phono input. Most of these separate preamps, like the one I bought, will take care of ALL the hook up issues ;sound boosting, grounding, etc. Any decent DJ salesman at the store should be able to answer most of your questions.
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   Miguel35
   February 27th, 2010 4:30 pm

   Most people don’t need a phono input but you will.

   Here you go.

   http://www.turntableneedles.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=9886&HS=1
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   Rav D
   February 27th, 2010 4:56 pm

   Find a small device called pre-amp at any electronic store.It costs you around $35 – 40.I have seen one made by a brand called Recoton.
   That is the right way to do it.Otherwise, buy a new receiver that has phono input.
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   coco2591
   February 27th, 2010 5:04 pm

   There should be at least a connection marked for phono, some receivers have them others do not.
   If yours does not then you can go to Radio Shack and buy an adapter or pre-amp for turntables , and you would connect this to your turntable then to your receiver, and all should be fine.
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   jerry
   February 27th, 2010 5:40 pm

   you cannot
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