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New to Turntables

My Father sent me a box of 45s and I no longer have a record player. Albeit, I do have some old LPs stored away.  So I thought it was time to get at least a serviceable record player.

I opted for the Denon DP-450USB. All the reviews say that the cartridge on this player is sub-par, so I have ordered the Ortofon 2m Red to replace it.

The question I have is on the best setup, based on what I have.  The Denon player has a built in pre-amp and my Yamaha TSR-7810 has a Phono stage connection.

Would it be better to use the player's built in pre-amp? Or switch the pre-amp off and use the Yamaha's pre-amp? I suppose it is a matter whether Yamaha's pre-amp is better than the built in Denon player's pre-amp.

Any thoughts?
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chakster
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Just being curious, would it hurt to make my own ground cable? I have a single 5 foot strand of Audioquest Type-4. What if I twist all four conductors together and crimp on a spade?


You don't have to twist 4, ground wire can be single wire soldered to the spades, the function of this wire is to connect (audio signal does not go through the ground wire).
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fuzztone
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Whichever sounds better to you.
What a concept.
What MC said, break in to be sure.
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guakus OP
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@fuzztone


I am not denying that concept.  However, I like to take an 80/20 reading on folks who may have used one or the other.  I can't know unless I ask. :)

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guakus OP
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@chakster

I suppose I could strip out an individual conductor, but I am not sure if spray foam Polyethylene is a sufficient shield against interference from other cables.

My understanding with ground wires, is that it offloads excess electrical signal from the main audio signal. Is this correct or am I over simplifying it?

My thought is using the geometry and multiple conductors in the Type-4 cable to offload that electrical signal faster than a 24 gauge multi-strand cable.




builder3
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Turntable grounding is somewhat unique, and should go to that labeled screw at your phono input on the Yamaha. It doesn't have a thing to do with anything else.
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