jrcbriones
New Member
Hi AudioKarma!
I acquired a mint mid-century modern zenith with tube amps. It sound beautiful & everything works perfectly. However, I know the tone arm on these turntables are heavy and can damage records so I want to change the turntable. Here is a few scenarios I have in mind and hopefully you all can point me in the right direction.
Scenario 1: I remove the current turntable and switch it with the BIC 914 I have in my closet. I'd cut the BIC wires that go to the RCA outs and solder them connector plate to where the removed zenith record player connected to the amp. Plug in the BIC to the wall and hope for the best. Is this a good idea? Will it work that easily or are there power considerations I need to keep in mind? Will I start a fire or fry my whole system? If it's any help, the power to the turntable comes from a different cable, and it's not connected to the audio cables form the tone arm.
Scenario 2: I switch out the record players like scenario 1, but instead of trying to connect it to the internal phono amp, I just buy a pre-amp (like http://amzn.to/2n0LxnR) and just plug into the aux/tape RCA connectors in the back and call it a day.
What do you guys think? I would like scenario 1 better and have everything integrated without having to buy another piece of audio equipment but open to suggestions.
Thanks so much in advance!
I acquired a mint mid-century modern zenith with tube amps. It sound beautiful & everything works perfectly. However, I know the tone arm on these turntables are heavy and can damage records so I want to change the turntable. Here is a few scenarios I have in mind and hopefully you all can point me in the right direction.
Scenario 1: I remove the current turntable and switch it with the BIC 914 I have in my closet. I'd cut the BIC wires that go to the RCA outs and solder them connector plate to where the removed zenith record player connected to the amp. Plug in the BIC to the wall and hope for the best. Is this a good idea? Will it work that easily or are there power considerations I need to keep in mind? Will I start a fire or fry my whole system? If it's any help, the power to the turntable comes from a different cable, and it's not connected to the audio cables form the tone arm.
Scenario 2: I switch out the record players like scenario 1, but instead of trying to connect it to the internal phono amp, I just buy a pre-amp (like http://amzn.to/2n0LxnR) and just plug into the aux/tape RCA connectors in the back and call it a day.
What do you guys think? I would like scenario 1 better and have everything integrated without having to buy another piece of audio equipment but open to suggestions.
Thanks so much in advance!