Turntable, Two Arms, Stereo and Mono: Is your system ready for 2 phono???


Thanks to help here, I successfully am set up with big Victor Plinth, 2 arms, mono and stereo ready to go. Love it.

I realized how lucky I was that my old McIntosh preamp has 2 phono inputs, so I just plugged the 2 arms in. (In my enthusiasm I hadn't considered where the 2 tonearms would go).

I see an opportunity to buy another plinth, move my stuff to it, and end up with a second two arm setup fully ready to sell (only reason I would do this: I would end up with no extra holes in my armboards).
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QUESTION: I'm wondering how many people who might be interested are likely to be able to hook up 2 phono without buying another phono preamp.
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If I supplied an inexpensive pre-amp for the mono arm, then mono could go to any spare line input. This setup with an in-expensive preamp???

Thanks for any insight you can give me,

Elliott


elliottbnewcombjr
thoughts about it arriving with inexpensive preamp?

IOW, if ready to go, will I be able to sell it easier, ... successfully ... not stuck with it ...

IOW, better just live with my existing setup with extra hole.
This Fisher President II, inherited from my uncle, is what got me hooked

https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/fisher_president_ii_console_3000m.html

I have all the components, burnt the wood console in my fireplace.

When I get home, I will have a look at the Central Control Panel, it has several individual curves for both Phono and Tape, standards were not finalized at that time (1958). I might have some fun with it.

Those drivers are in my current speakers, in new Rosewood enclosures, 15" woofers re-coned twice, horn mid and horn tweet. Full set of spare horns and a spare woofer.