I agree with the other responders, but I think having the separate phone pre will help - you may find that the Bellari will boost the signal more than your built-in one does. I have a Bellari with my P5, and it works great - I have no volume difference between that and my CD player, though that could also be because the CD player is a Rega as well. The Bellaris work well with the Regas sound-wise, too. There are a whole lot of folks who have that combo.
Rega P5 line level low output...
Hi all.
I have a Rega P5 with Exact II cartridge. I have previously been running it into the phono input of my Denon AVR4806CI-MKII. From the beginning, I've noticed that I'm having to pay the records at significantly higher volume compared to any other input on the receiver.
A friend who has the Rega moving magnet preamp lent it to me, and while I can detect huge improvements in the sound quality, the input level is exactly the same.
That is: the receiver maxes out at 0dB volume. Below that, volume is represented in negative dB. Normally, I wind up within a range of -15 to -12 dB for other sources. The records, however, are always playing so softly that -6 dB is about the minimum playing level. And sometimes, I'm having to turn it up to max. That can't be good.
I have ordered a Bellari VP530 phono preamp and replaced its stock tube with a much better one. But they've not arrived yet.
And I'm using a different non-phono input with the Rega preamp. Don't really want to double up on the RIAA eq.
What I'm wondering is--is this sort of thing typical?
What can I do to increase the line-level input? Is it a cartridge thing? I'd rather not have ANOTHER piece of gear in the system.....
Thanks for any advice.
Marty
PS--Yes, I'm trying to do home theater and high-end analog at the same time. It's not an ideal situation. But the preamp signal from the Denon is running to a BAT VK-200 which drives my front two channels.
I have a Rega P5 with Exact II cartridge. I have previously been running it into the phono input of my Denon AVR4806CI-MKII. From the beginning, I've noticed that I'm having to pay the records at significantly higher volume compared to any other input on the receiver.
A friend who has the Rega moving magnet preamp lent it to me, and while I can detect huge improvements in the sound quality, the input level is exactly the same.
That is: the receiver maxes out at 0dB volume. Below that, volume is represented in negative dB. Normally, I wind up within a range of -15 to -12 dB for other sources. The records, however, are always playing so softly that -6 dB is about the minimum playing level. And sometimes, I'm having to turn it up to max. That can't be good.
I have ordered a Bellari VP530 phono preamp and replaced its stock tube with a much better one. But they've not arrived yet.
And I'm using a different non-phono input with the Rega preamp. Don't really want to double up on the RIAA eq.
What I'm wondering is--is this sort of thing typical?
What can I do to increase the line-level input? Is it a cartridge thing? I'd rather not have ANOTHER piece of gear in the system.....
Thanks for any advice.
Marty
PS--Yes, I'm trying to do home theater and high-end analog at the same time. It's not an ideal situation. But the preamp signal from the Denon is running to a BAT VK-200 which drives my front two channels.
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