which turntable or how to convert to balanced phono setup?

I realize you love ARC, and I’ve figured out that’s why you keep bringing up RCAs, but most cannot afford ARC Reference, and what they do is unusual. Anyway my concern is not with “ground” but with the shield that might carry RFI. After my last post I realized the shield can be connected to the middle post in a 5 pin DIN and should not then be connected to the RCAs at all. That’s probably what ARC does. So we’re good.

lewm

I realize you love ARC, and I’ve figured out that’s why you keep bringing up RCAs ...

No, I mentioned RCA connectors because it was responsive to the OP's question:

... aside from those tables that have xlrs outs, is it just a matter of finding a din to xlr tone arm cable?  or is there more to it? I dont understand the differences between tables like mine that have RCA outs

I just wanted him to understand that with his Teac phono preamp he'd get the same result whether using RCA or XLR connectors.

Do you know for a fact that the RCA jacks on the TEAC offer input to the balanced circuit? More likely the RCAs ground the negative phase of a balanced signal inside the chassis and convert to SE operation. That’s what Atma-sphere does with their amplifiers, so those who have SE components upstream can stay SE in the amplifier.

lewm

Do you know for a fact that the RCA jacks on the TEAC offer input to the balanced circuit? More likely the RCAs ground the negative phase of a balanced signal inside the chassis and convert to SE operation.

I've not examined a Teac PE 505. But it's shown as "dual monaural and fully-balanced input/output circuit design" on the manufacturer's page. It would be most odd if it unbalanced the inherently balanced (floating) signal that it gets from a turntable. But I suppose anything is possible.

Thorens TD-1600 or 1601.  I have the auto lift/shutoff 1601.  I like it, and had to wall-mount it to tame footfalls.