Realistic Lab-440

[royphil345]

Wow! thank you sooo much for all this information. I never would have figured this out by myself. One last question.. do i need the phono preamp for it to play? or is that just like an extra accesory?

Some receivers and preamps are still being made with an input marked "phono". You wouldn't need a phono preamp with one of these. There's one built in. Many receivers and preamps are being made without a phono input these days. You would need a phono preamp with one of these in order to use a CD, DVD, tape, aux, line in, etc... input. Otherwise, you'd barely be able to hear the turntable at all with the volume turned all the way up. Phono preamps also reverse the RIAA equalization used in recording vinyl. If you don't have a phono input, you'll need an outboard phono preamp.