If you’re still connecting the dots here, I get it. That is, the speakers, not the turntable, carry the preamp, giving you the freedom to connect them to any turntable of your choice. What I learned, and got a huge cheeseburger-eating grin on my face about, was that Klipsch created these R15 PM high quality powered monitor speakers (pictured immediately above) which have a preamp built directly into them. Originally, I thought the only way to eliminate the receiver from the turntable equation was to buy a turntable with a built-in preamp, and that’s what I intended to outline exclusively here-it is the truth (preach!) that those setups above are ideal options for your turntable setup at home and are genuinely high quality. The Audio Technica AT-LP60 and Audioengine A2+Īll right, to be honest, I didn’t know that I was going to learn something here when I set out to write this article, but I did and now I’m geeked out about it like you were at your freshman homecoming dance. Turntable setups without a receiver The budget option: I’ve outlined below what I think are the best ways to set up a record player without a receiver, along with some notes about what makes each option great and additional details about how you can set up any turntable without a receiver. They are generally more costly, depending on what alternatives you were considering, but you get a lot of great functionality, and you’ll be left with an incredibly simple record player setup that will be impressive in both sound and function. The growth of vinyl culture has spread so much that some brands now make high-end powered speakers with built-in preamps-which means you can add any turntable you want and still avoid a receiver. Powered speakers (aka Active speakers-ones that require a direct power supply)Īnd that’s it? Yes, you can stop there, but there are further and potentially even better options. Turntable with built-in phono preamp (there are several, and they are great) Maybe that’s something you’ve already thought about or knew instinctively (congratulations?), but here I’m going to show you some combinations of this minimalist approach to turntable stereos that will be great for people who really want an independent setup, one that isn’t hooked up to their television, Playstation, microwave, and curling iron via their old dusty component receiver. That's right, you can ditch your 30lb Dolby 7.2 stereo receiver and play your vinyl records on an incredibly basic setup that will impress even the most discerning of listeners. It’s an improbably basic concept, which has caught on enough that maybe this isn’t even the first time you’ve heard that it's possible: you can put together high quality turntable setups without a receiver. The simplest turntable setup is easier to put together than you might think. Now several years later, I’ve learned that I didn’t need to worry about either a receiver or a pre-amp-I can listen to my records with just a few pieces of essential equipment.
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