Turntable trouble

[fendstratplaya]

I have no idea what forum this should go in, but here goes...

My girlfriend had a turntable sitting around in her closet that I happily took off her hands. Trouble is, there are no speakers with it. I've tried to figure out a way to hook it up to a guitar amp, with no luck. Mostly because I have no idea what size jack the turntable (a GLi Pro SL-2100) has. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[guitarjockey111]

Yeah This seams like the most aproriate forum right now but might find one l8er on for it to go in.

So its staying here for now.

[tht00]

I have no idea what forum this should go in, but here goes...

My girlfriend had a turntable sitting around in her closet that I happily took off her hands. Trouble is, there are no speakers with it. I've tried to figure out a way to hook it up to a guitar amp, with no luck. Mostly because I have no idea what size jack the turntable (a GLi Pro SL-2100) has. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The output is supposed to go to speakers? You don't want to feed that into the input of a guitar amp (that's designed for line-level signals).

You'll want to find some speaker cabs of about the right impedance to hook up. On the output(s), it should have a number and an Omega sign (Ω, ohms) -- usually 4, 6, 8, or 16 ohms. Is there anything like this?

[What5647]

if it's a turntable, it's gonna need a stereo system to amplify the sound to a lvl were it can be used properly with speakers.
if it's a record player, with the speakers removed, (which is what i'm reading from your posts) you'll have to replace the speakers with ones of the same impedance or higher. if you don't know what the impedance is, the schematics might let you know, or you might (iffy) be able to tell based on what the circuits are.
i'm looking the thing up on google, more to come later.

edit: i checked google, and my understanding is that it's gonna have to be hooked up to a stereo, although you guitar amp would be a (bad) alternative. it doesn't sound like it amplifies sound onboard, and i'be be shocked if it did. if you could take a pic of the conectors on the back it'd be easier to say what to do with it.

[fendstratplaya]

The output is supposed to go to speakers? You don't want to feed that into the input of a guitar amp (that's designed for line-level signals).

You'll want to find some speaker cabs of about the right impedance to hook up. On the output(s), it should have a number and an Omega sign (Ω, ohms) -- usually 4, 6, 8, or 16 ohms. Is there anything like this?

Negative on impedance, as far as I could tell.

I couldn't get the picture to attach, but i can try to describe it..it has a red input area with the letter "R" above it, a white one with the letter "L", and something that has a cap on it that says "GND" above it. Sorry.

[thesteve]

Negative on impedance, as far as I could tell.

I couldn't get the picture to attach, but i can try to describe it..it has a red input area with the letter "R" above it, a white one with the letter "L", and something that has a cap on it that says "GND" above it. Sorry.sound like RCA jacks to me...sometthing that looks like this:http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/learnresource/images/S-Video_Jack_RCA_Jacks&Pwr.jpg??

[Rainer.]

If it's like all the other turntables in the world I've seen, you'll need to plug it into the RCA jacks of a stereo to amplify it. Got pics of the jacks?

[fendstratplaya]

sound like RCA jacks to me...sometthing that looks like this:http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/learnresource/images/S-Video_Jack_RCA_Jacks&Pwr.jpg??

Yep, thats it.

Rainer, I have some pictures, but like I said before, couldn't get them attached.

So, knowing that they are RCA jacks, what do I need to get some sound out of the thing? I'm really not trying to spend too much money, so any suggestions? I've made one trip to Radio Shack trying to find something to run it from the player to my old amp, with no luck (although maybe i should go look again). I've also tried using my big cd player speakers, but their ends were just wires, not much use to me. So, can I just use a converter cable for the amp (if such a thing exists?), or should I start hunting some speakers at pawn shops and such?

[thesteve]

Yep, thats it.

Rainer, I have some pictures, but like I said before, couldn't get them attached.

So, knowing that they are RCA jacks, what do I need to get some sound out of the thing? I'm really not trying to spend too much money, so any suggestions? I've made one trip to Radio Shack trying to find something to run it from the player to my old amp, with no luck (although maybe i should go look again). I've also tried using my big cd player speakers, but their ends were just wires, not much use to me. So, can I just use a converter cable for the amp (if such a thing exists?), or should I start hunting some speakers at pawn shops and such?what you need, if you're going to run on a guitar amp is a RCA-->stereo 1/4" converter. it'll look sorta like a Y-shape

[fendstratplaya]

So, would the cable be something to be found at Radio Shack?

[BillSPrestonEsq]

So, would the cable be something to be found at Radio Shack?
Walmart carries them I believe even. Its a really common adapter.

usually looks like this. (sometimes with a 1/4 inch adapter instead of the headphone 1/8 in)

http://i7.ebayimg.com/02/i/06/f7/3d/b8_1.JPG

[fendstratplaya]

Thanks for all the help guys. I made the Radio Shack venture about an hour ago and got the cables (I ended up getting an RCA "extender" type cable, with male RCA inputs on both ends, and a cable with an RCA female part with a 1/4 inch on the end for the amp). It sounds as good as an old record should. Thanks again.