How do I connect my turntable to my mac?

thinkTwice · thinkTwice #1 (**permalink**)

11-20-2010, 09:19 PM

I have a 1200 and it's connected to a really old receiver and I have a set of really old speakers too. The receiver is now on the fritz- it's about 20yrs old... a hand me down.

I'm wondering if I can somehow replace my receiver with my macbook and play the music through my computer speakers, which are probably way better than what I use now, thus simplicating my setup.

So how would I go about connecting my turntable to my macbook?
Do I just hook up my 1200 -> phono preamp -> macbook line in?

Kevriano · Kevriano #2 (**permalink**)

11-21-2010, 04:20 AM

That would pretty much be it yes.

neilf · neilf #3 (**permalink**)

11-21-2010, 08:33 AM

What is a 1200? Mine used to be a Kawasaki motorcycle! If it is a turntable, then you need to boost the signal before you connect to your Macbook.

I use one of these

Hope that link looks OK!!

hughvane · hughvane #4 (**permalink**)

11-21-2010, 02:26 PM

[I think the 1200 refers to either Technics or RCA

]

If you're going to hook the turntable into your Mac, why not consider converting your LPs to CD or DVD? There are a few audio recording applications - my preference would be WireTap - that would digitalize the analog signals from your turntable and save them as an audio file in a format that you would determine according to the quality desired. You would then burn those audio files to optical disk, thus preserving what I assume to be precious LP recordings.

[PS. this is a project I intend undertaking fairly soon, once I get the necessary gear organised and in place.]

chas_m · chas_m #5 (**permalink**)

11-21-2010, 11:56 PM

iMic can hook up the turntable without a preamp. Also works fine for line-level input (like cassette decks).

GinoLicious · GinoLicious #6 (**permalink**)

11-23-2010, 06:47 PM

I could be wrong here, but I have never hooked a turntable to my macbook before. I always hook it to a receiver first. Furthermore, playing out of macbook speakers is going to be an awful sound as well.

thinkTwice #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 20, 2010 Posts: 1	11-20-2010, 09:19 PM I have a 1200 and it's connected to a really old receiver and I have a set of really old speakers too. The receiver is now on the fritz- it's about 20yrs old... a hand me down. I'm wondering if I can somehow replace my receiver with my macbook and play the music through my computer speakers, which are probably way better than what I use now, thus simplicating my setup. So how would I go about connecting my turntable to my macbook? Do I just hook up my 1200 -> phono preamp -> macbook line in? iPad 16GB wifi Macbook Droid - waiting for Verizon iPhone
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Kevriano #2 (permalink)
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Member Since: Mar 12, 2009 Posts: 79	11-23-2010, 06:47 PM I could be wrong here, but I have never hooked a turntable to my macbook before. I always hook it to a receiver first. Furthermore, playing out of macbook speakers is going to be an awful sound as well.
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