[bigthefig]

I recently got a portable record player (the Numark PT01 Portable Turntable) with a built-in mono speaker that, as you can imagine, doesn't sound very good. It has a 1/8 inch and 1/4 inch headphone jack, and one red and one white RCA line out jack.

I've tried hooking up some computer speakers to the 1/4 inch headphone jack, but it sounds pretty terrible. Is there any way I can connect some pretty nice powered speakers to this without a pre-amp? Do most speakers come with two plugs to hook into the red+white RCA line out jacks?

Thanks for any help...!

[James Lehman]

"bigthefig" wrote in message
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I recently got a portable record player (the Numark PT01 Portable
Turntable) with a built-in mono speaker that, as you can imagine,
doesn't sound very good. It has a 1/8 inch and 1/4 inch headphone jack,
and one red and one white RCA line out jack.

I've tried hooking up some computer speakers to the 1/4 inch headphone
jack, but it sounds pretty terrible. Is there any way I can connect
some pretty nice powered speakers to this without a pre-amp? Do most
speakers come with two plugs to hook into the red+white RCA line out
jacks?


Read the freakin' owner's manual. Those RCA jacks could be one of three
different things...

1) magnetic phono level outputs (not likely)
2) line level outputs
3) speaker outputs

Take it from there.

[Richard Crowley]

"bigthefig" wrote ...
I recently got a portable record player (the Numark PT01 Portable
Turntable) with a built-in mono speaker that, as you can imagine,
doesn't sound very good. It has a 1/8 inch and 1/4 inch headphone
jack,
and one red and one white RCA line out jack.

I've tried hooking up some computer speakers to the 1/4 inch headphone
jack, but it sounds pretty terrible.

How did you have the volume control on the record
player set? The volume control on the speakers?

Is there any way I can connect
some pretty nice powered speakers to this without a pre-amp? Do most
speakers come with two plugs to hook into the red+white RCA line out
jacks?

Most any powered speakers should work via cables
with the appropriate connectors, assuming your red &
white RCA jacks are really "Line Out".

I suspect that Mr. Lehman missed your explicit description
of the RCA jacks as "Line Out". (Or didn't believe it! :-)

Numark's website clearly states that they are "Line Out"
and apparently intended specifically for connecting to
mixers, amplifiers, or powered speakers.

[bigthefig]

Originally Posted by James Lehman

Read the freakin' owner's manual. Those RCA jacks could be one of three
different things...

1) magnetic phono level outputs (not likely)
2) line level outputs
3) speaker outputs

Take it from there.

sorry-- i know next to nothing about this kind of stuff, and i only quickly scanned the owner's manual. it says the RCA jacks are "line level outputs."

what next?

(thanks)

[bigthefig]

Originally Posted by Richard Crowley

"bigthefig" wrote ...
I recently got a portable record player (the Numark PT01 Portable
Turntable) with a built-in mono speaker that, as you can imagine,
doesn't sound very good. It has a 1/8 inch and 1/4 inch headphone
jack,
and one red and one white RCA line out jack.

I've tried hooking up some computer speakers to the 1/4 inch headphone
jack, but it sounds pretty terrible.

How did you have the volume control on the record
player set? The volume control on the speakers?

Is there any way I can connect
some pretty nice powered speakers to this without a pre-amp? Do most
speakers come with two plugs to hook into the red+white RCA line out
jacks?

Most any powered speakers should work via cables
with the appropriate connectors, assuming your red &
white RCA jacks are really "Line Out".

I suspect that Mr. Lehman missed your explicit description
of the RCA jacks as "Line Out". (Or didn't believe it! :-)

Numark's website clearly states that they are "Line Out"
and apparently intended specifically for connecting to
mixers, amplifiers, or powered speakers.

i weirdly didn't see your post when i posted my reply to mr. lehman...

the volume control is on the record player set, there was none on the computer speakers.

it does explicitly say "line out" right underneath the line jacks. so will it be as simple as connecting them to the record player? that'd be fantastic, as i'm on a really limited budget...

[James Lehman]

"bigthefig" wrote in message
...

James Lehman Wrote:


Read the freakin' owner's manual. Those RCA jacks could be one of
three
different things...

1) magnetic phono level outputs (not likely)
2) line level outputs
3) speaker outputs

Take it from there.


sorry-- i know next to nothing about this kind of stuff, and i only
quickly scanned the owner's manual. it says the RCA jacks are "line
level outputs."

what next?


Line out means that the signal from there must be amplified before it can
drive speakers. If you want to hook it up to a stereo system or a PA, just
connect an RCA cable from there to a "line in" on the stereo or PA. This
could be an aux input or a tape monitor (play). Red is the right channel and
white is the left channel. Just make sure you match the colors on both ends.
The volume on the portable record player should have no effect on the line
out, so you would use the volume control on the stereo or PA.

[Richard Crowley]

"bigthefig" wrote ...
it does explicitly say "line out" right underneath the line jacks. so
will it be as simple as connecting them to the record player? that'd
be
fantastic, as i'm on a really limited budget...

It should work fine (or as well as you can expect
from whatever the speakers are). Of course actually
revealing what the speakers are would significantly
increase your odds of getting real answer rather than
a shot in the dark.

[Jeff Findley]

"bigthefig" wrote in message
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sorry-- i know next to nothing about this kind of stuff, and i only
quickly scanned the owner's manual. it says the RCA jacks are "line
level outputs."

what next?

Hook those up to the inputs of your powered speakers. You'll need the
appropriate cable or adapters of course.

But you realize that the sound will only be as good as the weakest link. If
these are $10 cheap plastic amplified speakers, don't expect much. Same
applies if the record player's built in phono preamp isn't much good. Same
goes for the needle and pickup.

Jeff
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