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2 turntables and one phono stage - Can I???

I have 2 turntables in my system, my phono stage has one set of RCA inputs. Up to now I have been swapping them out manually whenever I switched tables however its getting to be a pain to crawl behind the rack to swap out ICs. Can I safely use a splitter on the phono stage to accept both turntables or will that mess something up?

Thanks
gjrad
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paladin
211 posts
 
Just buy a second phono cable & twist tie it/both near the rear of the pre amps phono section.
Works for me.
You still may have to make changes @ the pre amps phono section to match the new load.
chashas1
596 posts
 
There are phono stages that have 2 inputs...
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thaluza
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Why don't you call Joule Electra and ask if they can add a second input? I know they offer this feature for the OPS-2 for a very modest cost. I imagine they could do it for the OPS-1 too.
lewm
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FWIW, with respect to Almarg's comment, you should probably use a DPDT switch, so as to switch both sides of the two cartridges simultaneously. There should be no problem with that. The shield would be separated from the so-called "hot" and "ground" outputs from each cartridge. The cartridge ground should not contact chassis ground at all.
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almarg
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Lew -- Not sure what you mean in your last post. There are presumably two rca plugs (for left and right), plus a turntable ground wire, at the phono amp end of the cable from each turntable. The "ground" (non-"hot") side of the cartridge output for each channel is connected to the outer part of the rca plug which corresponds to that channel through the cable shield.

Regards,
-- Al
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