Hello!
I am just getting back into vinyl after a 25 year hiatus and am in desperate need of some good advice. I have just received my father's old equipment and realized the amplifier isn't working properly. It's an old "Technics SA-101 FM/AM Stereo Receiver" that he's been using as the amplifier for his turntable since the early 80's or late 70's. But its left output doesn't work so I will need to get a new amplifier of some kind and it got me thinking, perhaps I could get an amp that could also function as the surround sound system for my television? Or should I get a dedicated amplifier for just my turntable? And if so, what should I think about when looking for one? I'm not looking to spend a fortune on the amplifier but somewhere around $250, at the absolute most $300.
The turntable is a "Philips 777 Direct Control" which works somewhat. The automatic start doesn't work so I have to place the needle on a vinyl record manually. But other than that it seem to work well. I will probably buy a new turntable at some point but right now I need to get the system going and for that I first and foremost need an amplifier.
I am just getting back into vinyl after a 25 year hiatus and am in desperate need of some good advice. I have just received my father's old equipment and realized the amplifier isn't working properly. It's an old "Technics SA-101 FM/AM Stereo Receiver" that he's been using as the amplifier for his turntable since the early 80's or late 70's. But its left output doesn't work so I will need to get a new amplifier of some kind and it got me thinking, perhaps I could get an amp that could also function as the surround sound system for my television? Or should I get a dedicated amplifier for just my turntable? And if so, what should I think about when looking for one? I'm not looking to spend a fortune on the amplifier but somewhere around $250, at the absolute most $300.
The turntable is a "Philips 777 Direct Control" which works somewhat. The automatic start doesn't work so I have to place the needle on a vinyl record manually. But other than that it seem to work well. I will probably buy a new turntable at some point but right now I need to get the system going and for that I first and foremost need an amplifier.