Mini2i and Turntable: low volume

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Marco

Hello,

I just got my mini 2i, I like a lot how it plays with Tidal. However I hooked my turntable to the line-in, it's a Rega Planar 1 Plus (with integrated phono preamp) and noticed the volume is really low, definitely not comparable with what I get with Tidal, I was prepared from something lower but... not that lower!

Has anyone of you guys had a similar issue?

The preamp has a 40 db gain, that looks fair to me, I've seen around other brands offering bundles with active speakers and 34 db gain preamp turntables.

Am I missing something?

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    Tony W.
    Product Support Manager

    Hi Marco

    It would be in the output of the turntable. Check your documentation to see if there is a gain setting on the turntable you can boost - that or ensure the cartridge is installed properly. Perhaps you would need a higher mV rating on the cartridge. Check and see what Rega has to say.

  • Marco

    Hi Tony,

    thanks for your answer, unfortunately there isn't any setting I can tune on the turntable: the Carbon cartridge that comes with it has an output of 2.5mV at 1kHz. Is it too low? Is there any recommended mV rating to play with mini 2i?

     

    Thanks!

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  • Tony W.
    Product Support Manager

    Hi Marco

    I can't answer that because it depends on the phone pre-stage and how many volts they supply to the gain which is in the turntable itself. That is a question for Rega I am afraid.

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  • Marco

    Thanks for answering, I'll get in touch with them!

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