IIUC, S3 is a line level input. Your Krell does not have a built in dedicated phono preamp so you will need to add a one between the TT and the Krell.
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Attention all you folks who really understand all these magic boxes ... After much yearning for many years I'm putting together what I hope is a sweet sound, but I've run into a big question. I have my vinyl table running into the Krell pre at S-3, but I can only hear any sound with the pre at max (waaay beyond 11), and even then only a very quite output. Do I need some sort of pre-pre to boost the mag signal out of the table?
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To Jrenman's answer let me add that that phono stage not only supplies the extreme low level gain you need to amplify a cartridge's output, it runs the signal through the RIAA equalization curve, a mirror image of the equalization applied when the LP is mastered. Without this EQ, even if your Krell had had sufficient gain, your records would sound screechy with no bass to speak of. |
09-07-13: HrstexWhat's your turntable and cartridge? Is budget an issue? Otherwise, there will be plenty of high enders recommending phono stages commensurate with your Krell. I'm no help there; I use a Jolida JD9, a nice phono stage for the money, but not in Krell territory. |
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