Hi,

I have just sold a Linn Sondek LP12 and the buyer has emailed me saying
that he has connected it to his amp and is getting no line level, (and
presumably no sound).

It was working perfectly with my CyrusIII amp so, before responding, I
thought I would ask what the possible problems could be.

I am not a hifi buff, and usually find that things work when you plug
them into the right sockets.

Many Thanks

--
Richard Faulkner

On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 11:28:03 +0000, Richard Faulkner
wrote:

Hi,

I have just sold a Linn Sondek LP12 and the buyer has emailed me saying
that he has connected it to his amp and is getting no line level, (and
presumably no sound).

It was working perfectly with my CyrusIII amp so, before responding, I
thought I would ask what the possible problems could be.

I am not a hifi buff, and usually find that things work when you plug
them into the right sockets.

Many Thanks

You have probably hit it in your last paragraph. In all probability he
has plugged it into a line level (DC, tuner etc) socket on his amp.
Can you find out what his amp is?

d
Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 11:28:03 +0000, Richard Faulkner
wrote:

Hi,

I have just sold a Linn Sondek LP12 and the buyer has emailed me saying
that he has connected it to his amp and is getting no line level, (and
presumably no sound).

It was working perfectly with my CyrusIII amp so, before responding, I
thought I would ask what the possible problems could be.

I am not a hifi buff, and usually find that things work when you plug
them into the right sockets.

Due to the lack of interest in Lp playing most modern amplifiers do
not have a phono input. There are a few external boxes available to
equalise and level raise the cartridges output. The Project Phono Box
is a reasonably good example, costs about £40.

Bill

Richard Faulkner wrote:
Hi,

I have just sold a Linn Sondek LP12 and the buyer has emailed me saying
that he has connected it to his amp and is getting no line level, (and
presumably no sound).

It was working perfectly with my CyrusIII amp so, before responding, I
thought I would ask what the possible problems could be.

I am not a hifi buff, and usually find that things work when you plug
them into the right sockets.

Your buyer may have an amp with no phono input.
Maplin sells a preamp, p/n QM51F, at £25.
It was recently on sale at £12, which would have been a bargain
no matter what the quality.

--
Eiron.

In message , Don Pearce
writes
On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 11:28:03 +0000, Richard Faulkner
wrote:

Hi,

I have just sold a Linn Sondek LP12 and the buyer has emailed me saying
that he has connected it to his amp and is getting no line level, (and
presumably no sound).

It was working perfectly with my CyrusIII amp so, before responding, I
thought I would ask what the possible problems could be.

I am not a hifi buff, and usually find that things work when you plug
them into the right sockets.

Many Thanks

You have probably hit it in your last paragraph. In all probability he
has plugged it into a line level (DC, tuner etc) socket on his amp.
Can you find out what his amp is?

d
Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

Thanks Don,

Following is a reply from the buyer:

"hi richard,

have tried it on a cambridge audio azur 640a and a rotel ra9308x, in the
phono inputs both times, but there is no signal going into it. "

does this help - could it be the deck?


--
Richard Faulkner

In message , Eiron
writes
Richard Faulkner wrote:
Hi,
I have just sold a Linn Sondek LP12 and the buyer has emailed me
saying that he has connected it to his amp and is getting no line
level, (and presumably no sound).
It was working perfectly with my CyrusIII amp so, before responding,
I thought I would ask what the possible problems could be.
I am not a hifi buff, and usually find that things work when you
plug them into the right sockets.

Your buyer may have an amp with no phono input.
Maplin sells a preamp, p/n QM51F, at £25.
It was recently on sale at £12, which would have been a bargain
no matter what the quality.


Thanks Eiron - see my reply to Don.

--
Richard Faulkner

On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 16:23:54 +0000, Richard Faulkner
wrote:

In message , Don Pearce
writes
On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 11:28:03 +0000, Richard Faulkner
wrote:

Hi,

I have just sold a Linn Sondek LP12 and the buyer has emailed me saying
that he has connected it to his amp and is getting no line level, (and
presumably no sound).

It was working perfectly with my CyrusIII amp so, before responding, I
thought I would ask what the possible problems could be.

I am not a hifi buff, and usually find that things work when you plug
them into the right sockets.

Many Thanks

You have probably hit it in your last paragraph. In all probability he
has plugged it into a line level (DC, tuner etc) socket on his amp.
Can you find out what his amp is?

d
Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

Thanks Don,

Following is a reply from the buyer:

"hi richard,

have tried it on a cambridge audio azur 640a and a rotel ra9308x, in the
phono inputs both times, but there is no signal going into it. "

does this help - could it be the deck?

Mmmm -certainly could be, but I doubt it.Cartridges don't generally
fail in both channels simultaneously. Sounds like there is still some
finger trouble somewhere. But without being there and trying things,
it is hard to say.

As far as fault-finding goes:

Finger on the live phono wire to see that a good solid mains buzz goes
through.

Try the deck again on another amp - your Cyrus III would be the ideal,
but I don't know how far away you live.

d
Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

cambridge audio azur 640a

The basic version of the Azur 640a do not have a phono card, an additional
card is availible for about £20 (This card only amplifies enough for Moving
Magnet pickup. If The LP 12 has an Moving Coil pickup mounted, there will
not be enough amplification! -- Hence seem to be quite silent even when the
volume at 11)

rotel ra9308x,

I cant find any info about the Rotel unit but given my expeience with other
Rotel Units I belive that if it's fitted with any phono input it will be of
the Moving Magnet version.

To solve the problem the buyer might need to buy a step-up transformer to
insert between the amp and player..

/ptr


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In message , Don Pearce
writes
On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 11:28:03 +0000, Richard Faulkner
wrote:

Hi,

I have just sold a Linn Sondek LP12 and the buyer has emailed me saying
that he has connected it to his amp and is getting no line level, (and
presumably no sound).

It was working perfectly with my CyrusIII amp so, before responding, I
thought I would ask what the possible problems could be.

I am not a hifi buff, and usually find that things work when you plug
them into the right sockets.

Many Thanks

You have probably hit it in your last paragraph. In all probability he
has plugged it into a line level (DC, tuner etc) socket on his amp.
Can you find out what his amp is?

d
Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

Thanks Don,

Following is a reply from the buyer:

"hi richard,

have tried it on a cambridge audio azur 640a and a rotel ra9308x, in the
phono inputs both times, but there is no signal going into it. "

does this help - could it be the deck?

Seems unlikely to me. For a start the Azur's phono stage is optional, and
the buyer might be confused by the aux/phono markings that exist. If that's
the 930AX, it does have a phono stage but only MM (the 935BX has no phono
stage). I am assuming the buyer has connected a cartridge correctly, and it
is a MM cartridge?!

I'd ask the buyer to clarify the amp and cartridge used.

Rob

In message , Intim Musik / Webmaster
writes

cambridge audio azur 640a

The basic version of the Azur 640a do not have a phono card, an additional
card is availible for about £20 (This card only amplifies enough for Moving
Magnet pickup. If The LP 12 has an Moving Coil pickup mounted, there will
not be enough amplification! -- Hence seem to be quite silent even when the
volume at 11)

rotel ra9308x,

I cant find any info about the Rotel unit but given my expeience with other
Rotel Units I belive that if it's fitted with any phono input it will be of
the Moving Magnet version.

To solve the problem the buyer might need to buy a step-up transformer to
insert between the amp and player..

/ptr


Might be getting there - the cartridge is a TS11 but I cant find any
reference to it on either the Linn site, the googling the web or groups.

If you, or anyone, knows if the TS11 is a moving coil cartridge, then we
may have found the answer.

BTW - thanks to all for their input. I cant return any advice here with
any authority, but I frequent uk.legal , uk.legal.moderated, uk.diy and
uk.finance, where I tend to have some useful input on house sale and
tenancy problems based on 17 years of experience.

--
Richard Faulkner