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Title: playing records thru tape output
Post by: aragorn723 on November 16, 2018, 12:33:30 PM

Hi,

My system currently has a Uturn Audio turntable hooked up to a Sony 1970's integrated amp (playing thru the tape loop, and that output goes to a Quickie).  It sounds fantastic if I plug headphones into the Sony, but kind of muffled and crappy if I play into the Quickie.  Is this because I'm playing thru the tape out, or something else?  Cables?  (I'm sure it's not the Quickie  8)

Dave

Title: Re: playing records thru tape output
Post by: Paul Birkeland on November 17, 2018, 05:56:38 AM

So you are using the phono preamp in the Sony amp and the headphone amp in the Sony amp?  Is it the Quickie that you're putting in the tape loop?

Title: Re: playing records thru tape output
Post by: aragorn723 on November 18, 2018, 04:00:21 PM

I'm using the phono preamp and headphone amp in the Sony.  One of the two tape outputs is feeding the Quickie, for listening with speakers.  If it is late at night, I plug headphones into the Sony and only turn on that and the turntable.  Basically the signal is going from the record player thru the Sony to the Quickie.

Title: Re: playing records thru tape output
Post by: Paul Birkeland on November 19, 2018, 05:04:22 AM

Why not use a 1/4" to RCA cable and drive the Quickie from the headphone output of the Sony?

Title: Re: playing records thru tape output
Post by: jjvornov on November 19, 2018, 09:26:13 AM

My experience with 70's audio is that the switches can be pretty dirty if they haven't been used for a few decades. A good cleaning of switches might help

Title: Re: playing records thru tape output
Post by: aragorn723 on November 22, 2018, 01:51:43 AM

Quote from: Paul Birkeland on November 19, 2018, 05:04:22 AM

Why not use a 1/4" to RCA cable and drive the Quickie from the headphone output of the Sony?

I'll have to try that, got some cables laying around.  Should be ok if I don't drive the output to distortion. 

Will have to clean the switches too.  Had an issue with one of the source selector switches a while ago that totally cut out sound on the unit and thought it was dead.  Turned out some contact cleaner did the trick.  Will have to do that to the tape output switches too.

Dave

Title: Re: playing records thru tape output
Post by: aragorn723 on November 22, 2018, 08:37:56 AM

Thanks, that works!  Gave the treble a little boost, now I'm pretty happy with the sound.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Dave