"David Looser" wrote in
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Low-cost phono pre-amps are readily available. As you
appear to live in the US could I suggest looking at what
Radio Shack has to offer? You should be able to get a
simple phono pre-amp on a small PCB (no case, connectors or
power supply) for a *lot* less than the cost of a DVD
player and for little more than the retail cost of the
components.

I use eternal september but I live in a god forsaken horrible
3rd world country (without a SINGLE Usenet server, paid or
otherwise) where everything is either unavailable, does not work
(returns or exchanges are not a known concept here) or costs 2-5
times what it does in civilization.

Are you saying the unit DOES use a ceramic cartridge? Is it
possible to put a ceramic cartridge in the Sony turntable? (I
can probably find a car. cart. /somewhere/...)


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