[sdiy] OT: Velleman RIAA Phono Preamp Kit

[Oren Leavitt]

This audio app note for the NE5532/NE5534 has a simple opamp-based RIAA 
preamp. A modern low noise audio opamp will work great, too.

http://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/AND8177-D.PDF

- Oren

Scott Gravenhorst wrote:
> Sorry for the somewhat off-topic question, it's DIY at least...
> 
> Anyway, I have a Teac turntable that I want to use to transfer vinyl
> phonographic records to CD.  I've done this before with a friend's
> extremely cheap portable turntable (with built in speaker as well as RCA
> jacks!), but when I try to hook the Teac turntable up, I get nothing.  I
> have only one stereo receiver that has phono inputs and if it's preamp
> still worked, I'd use it.  So I can't even test the turntable on something
> it ought to work with.  I'm thinking that I need a phono preamp.
> 
> 1) Do you think I'm right about the need for a preamp (I have no idea what
> kind of needle cartridge is in it, it's actually my wife's turntable)?
> 
> 2) Will the Velleman kit work well enough (sound as good or better than the
> cheapy crappy thing I used before that was at least adequate sounding)?
> 
> 3) Where do people get Velleman kits online (USA)?
> 
> Thank you all for your sage advice...
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