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Rotel Preamp Phone Stage - Major Noise
UPDATE: This fix may be of use to others. So, I was having no real luck reducing my phono preamp stage noise down to a tolerable level. I tried lots of fixes, including trying to ignore it, but it was really ruining my record listening. Finally, in response to a post like this one on another...- tonym
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Rotel Preamp Phone Stage - Major Noise
With the phono cables unplugged, i get some noise from the phono stage and zero noise from the other stages. With the preamp set to phono, and the volume up a bit, as soon as I plug in the phono cables the noise increases 10x. And still zero noise on the other channels. Touching the tone arm...- tonym
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Rotel Preamp Phone Stage - Major Noise
Agreed. I'm now on the lookout for a good phono pre in the ~$200 range.- tonym
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Rotel Preamp Phone Stage - Major Noise
Hi. The noise increases with increased volume control and vice-versa. Tonal quality of the record playback is actually quite good and denser sound passages will drown out the noise. But noise always comes forward in quiet passages and between tracks. I'd say that, roughly, it's a 1-to-10 ratio...- tonym
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Rotel Preamp Phone Stage - Major Noise
Hello. I have a Rotel 1070 preamp on a Carver amp. Never had a Turntable on this system until I received one as a present this Christmas. A vintage Phillips 312 with an Ortofon 5E mm cartridge. With the phono connected (properly grounded), if I switch the preamp to the phono stage I get a very...- tonym
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