Alot of newer equipment doesnt come with a phono preamp built in which is why you hear talk of seperate ones. Also on alot of equipment there is only one phono input, and no switch for MM or MC, And even though it will basically work fine there is a difference.
The reason why you cant plug a turntable into a cd input for example is because the output of a cart is much lower than a cd player and there is also RIAA equalization that is done to sortof re balance the sound coming off the record. This eqalization is done when a record is made too so its kinda like reversing what was done when the record was first made.
Last edited by Haoleb; 02/13/08 10:39 PM.
