Help for connecting turntable

Rob: You may not even HAVE a phono stage on that input! Some equipments are optioned for phono stage, but if it's not installed then you only have a high-level line-stage input there. Plug in a tuner or CD player into Aux 2 & see how that sounds. If OK, it's only a line-input. If it's harsh & distorted then you are indeed overdriving a phono stage. If that's the case, then as Mr. Vantage says, you may have a moving coil cartrige connected into a moving magnet phono input. You would then need a step-up transformer. Probably cheaper to get a MM cartrige though. No offense, but I wouldn't expect a Techniques TT to come equipped with a higher-quailty & more expensive MC cartrige.

oops I forgot how to spell: CARTRIDGE. sorry, & good luck with your troubleshooting

Agreed with the above... swap the position of the input, if the result is the same -- get a new cartridge, a phono pre-amp or the proper step up device. Make sure that your gear doesn't have way to change the phono input.

thanks everybody for your advice, alot more to this Hi-Fi game than meets the eye. I've played the CD through the Aux 2 phono output and the sound is normal.Cartridge is a moving magnet. Not sure what I should do for the best, should I get a pre-amp or replace the cartridge, I'm on a limited budget so value for money is a priority. Thanks again Rob

Get a used Creek OBH-8 phono preamp. Actually, I have one that I may be willing to sell soon. If you don't get one in a week or two, let me know. I might be ready to sell mine by then. Good luck.