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    Vinyl has lost its warmth and appeal with the Sony strdn1080

    Update: Purchased a Pro-Ject Phono Box E and installed it today and wow, what a difference it has made! Vinyl sounding as good as it did before. Why on earth do Audio Technica even bother putting a pre amp in this turntable? I get that it's a plug and play solution but it makes vinyl sound...
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    Vinyl has lost its warmth and appeal with the Sony strdn1080

    Perfect, thanks bigfish786!
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    Vinyl has lost its warmth and appeal with the Sony strdn1080

    Thanks again Al ears, any suggestions as to what type of pre amp I should go for considering the turntable and receiver I have?
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    Vinyl has lost its warmth and appeal with the Sony strdn1080

    Thanks Al ears, this was a consideration of mine but I've read that receivers without a HT bypass or direct in input shouldn't be used in this way (even though that's what the manual suggests). The article I read said "It is important that you do not try to plug a preamp into a regular input...
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    Vinyl has lost its warmth and appeal with the Sony strdn1080

    Since *upgrading* my AV Receiver, my vinyl sounds flat and uninteresting. I used to have a Sony Strda2400es which had a phono stage built in and when listening to vinyl on my Audio Technica ATLP120xusb it sounded wonderful, rich and warm. I have apple tv 4k so made the big move to get a Sony...