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What receiver/speakers work for an old Technics turntable?

December 19th, 2009 by admin

I have an old Technics SL-D1 direct drive turntable. I know nothing about it, got it for free, but want to make it work. My mom said she had one back in the day and ireceiver a reciever. Where do I get one of these, is she right, and how much do they usually cost? Also, the only output wires this thing has is a two pronged metal U thing, and the black/red, blue/white wires. What the heck am I plugging into speakers??

Basically, I have no clue what I need to do with this thing. I just want it to play records. In totally simple terms, if you have an old turntable system, what do you need to buy or get to make it play some tunes????

On your turntable, you should have a power cord that plugs into a 120 volt outlet. You will also have 2 RCA jacks, a (*red) right and a ( *Black) left. You should also have a small thin wire with a copper u shape connector, could be black or green. That is a ground wire that hooks up to your receiver. It is there to stop "Hum" or what some call a 60 hertz noise.
Any receiver with a phono stage will play your TT. However, you need to see what kind of cartridge you have on the end of that tone arm. It will be either a MM or MC, most all receiver phono stages will have a MM type. If possible, look at your cartridge and google the name and model number and see what you have.
You Technics SL-D1 is a cheaply made turntable. (sold for 125 back in 1980) You will find that it sound better in every way ( sound stage, mid range, bass, treble, ETC ) than the average CD/ DVD/ MP3 players of today.
Setup of speakers and cartridge is really important. I would advise you to find a cheap 2 channel receiver like a old Kenwood, Luxman, Technics, Pioneer, ETC. Make sure it is a big, quality unit ,and weights something. If your not sure, google the brand and model number.
You may also want to visit a Turntable Forum for some tips.

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2 Responses to “What receiver/speakers work for an old Technics turntable?”

  1. #1
    coco2591
    December 20th, 2009 3:56 am

    You mom is right, you need some sort of amplification for the turntable to work right. A receiver is the way to go to make it work right.
    Most of the newer receivers don’t have a connection or input for the phono or turntable, so look for one that has a phono input. The way to connect it all together is you connect your turntable to the phono input of the receiver, and connect your speakers to the receiver. The receiver then amplifies the sound from the turntable and passes it on to the speakers, which should play the music from the turntable if everything is connected properly.
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  2. #2
    Nigel Shiftright
    December 20th, 2009 4:45 am

    On your turntable, you should have a power cord that plugs into a 120 volt outlet. You will also have 2 RCA jacks, a (*red) right and a ( *Black) left. You should also have a small thin wire with a copper u shape connector, could be black or green. That is a ground wire that hooks up to your receiver. It is there to stop "Hum" or what some call a 60 hertz noise.
    Any receiver with a phono stage will play your TT. However, you need to see what kind of cartridge you have on the end of that tone arm. It will be either a MM or MC, most all receiver phono stages will have a MM type. If possible, look at your cartridge and google the name and model number and see what you have.
    You Technics SL-D1 is a cheaply made turntable. (sold for 125 back in 1980) You will find that it sound better in every way ( sound stage, mid range, bass, treble, ETC ) than the average CD/ DVD/ MP3 players of today.
    Setup of speakers and cartridge is really important. I would advise you to find a cheap 2 channel receiver like a old Kenwood, Luxman, Technics, Pioneer, ETC. Make sure it is a big, quality unit ,and weights something. If your not sure, google the brand and model number.
    You may also want to visit a Turntable Forum for some tips.
    References :

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