Yes I buy them, play them and save them on a vintage 60's Sylvania turn table with several hundred records.

I am listening, RIGHT THIS SECOND, to Echoes by Pink Floyd.

On Vinyl.

It is without doubt one of the most lifechanging experiences it is possible to have.

I've been buying vinyl since I was 9 years old, before the digital age. (The Beatles album 'Help' was my first purchase.)
Still buying vinyl to this day.

I do. I have a pretty decent little collection going on right now. Probably a couple hundred records or so. I love vinyl, theres something about holding a new record in your hand that beats any other format.

Edit: Haha I just realized that I replied to my old account. I forgot that I had actually posted this threat to begin with. Irony is amusing.

Right I'm just going to stick this question in here instead of starting a new thread like a newb.

At the moment I have my turntable connected to my amp via the tape input. There's also a phono input and an auxiliary input on my amp as well as a second tape input. The sound when connected to a tape input sounds a bit thin and I have to use the bass and treble knobs to get a decent sound and when connected via the aux input the sound is far too trebly. However when I connect the turntable via the phono input I get a nice full sound but the volume is far too f*cking loud. Even having the volume knob up a couple of notches is far too loud.

Does anyone know what is causing this? As far as I know my turntable has a built-in preamp.

I just got a old record player since my old one broke plugged it in and learned I need a ****ing preamp to boost the signal. Thought mine had one built in but it didnt. Some bull****.

It's the preamp that is causing the extra volume, the phono input has RIAA eq cct added whereas the tape input doesn't and that is why you have to play with the tone controls.

I knew there was EQ applied to the phono input but I just find it strange that the volume is so loud. My amp and turntable are both Toshiba and both were built in the late 70's but I don't know if they originally came together, and I presume connecting via the phono input is the correct way to go. The volume is fine when listening through headphones but when listening through speakers if you turn the volume up to 1 you can't hear much, then when you turn the volume up to 2 it sounds far too loud.

Is it just with the TT or does it do the same with CDs, if so there could be a problem with the volume control. Does it sound crackly when you turn the knob? If so it needs cleaning with switch cleaner, just spray it inside the pot and wiggle the knob for a few seconds. If that does nothing then it may need a new volume control.

You're boosting it twice.

If your signal chain has more than 1 phono level input in it, you're feeding it through a boosted input twice, meaning its going to be better off through another socket.