Stereo techie question

Hugbubble

Hoping this forum isn't exclusively for computer techie problems...!

Have recently bought a vintage turntable to rediscover my vinyl collection. I knew my micro system wouldn't directly support the addition of a turntable so bought a phono preamp, and connected it all up.

Good news is it (after some basic errors on my part), it now plays (whoop) BUT it is only coming out of one of the speakers. The speaker is connected fine (a cd plays in stereo).

Can someone advise where I may have gone wrong? I think it may be the leads I've bought- the leads have red and black plugs at each end, whereas the sockets are red and white rimmed (hoping this makes sense!)

Any help appreciated!

Thanks
Hug

closed

If they are phono leads, try them the other way around to see if the working speaker swaps

the colour isn't relevant

Hugbubble

closed wrote: »

If they are phono leads, try them the other way around to see if the working speaker swaps

the colour isn't relevant

I switched them around (in the preamp rather than the stereo), the speaker which works doesn't change.

Does this mean anything?

Thanks

ukcarper

What type of plugs have you got at the micro end. Did you swap at input or output side of pre amp.

Hugbubble

ukcarper wrote: »

What type of plugs have you got at the micro end. Did you swape at input or output side of pre amp.

Same type of the plugs at each end of the cable (they are just standard RGA phono cables...I thought).

Swapped at the output side of the preamp

lucylucky

What cables are going into the pre-amp? May be the problem there. Can you swap these round?

Hugbubble

lucylucky wrote: »

What cables are going into the pre-amp? May be the problem there. Can you swap these round?

These are the ones connected to the (30 year old) technics turntable). Again seems to be standard rga ends...will try swapping these at the preamp input...

ukcarper

Swap at amp could be the plug at amp end or amp itself. If working speaker changes it's the plug if not amp.

Hugbubble

Hugbubble wrote: »

These are the ones connected to the (30 year old) technics turntable). Again seems to be standard rga ends...will try swapping these at the preamp input...

Nope didn't make any difference

Hugbubble

ukcarper wrote: »

Swap at amp could be the plug at amp end or amp itself. If working speaker changes it's the plug if not amp.

Working speaker doesn't change when swap at output sockets of preamp.

You mean this is a problem with the preamp?

ukcarper

I meant swap Micro system sorry

Swap at Micro could be the plug at micro end or micro itself. If working speaker changes it's the plug if not micrp