Azulan

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Hello!

I got a new receiver (denon AVR 2312) and preamp Cambridge Audio 540P yesterday but i cant get sound out of my turntable and i have no idea if the problem lies in the preamp, receivers input or just sound settings on the receiver. I have the preamps output connected to the CD input on the receiver. Otherwise the receiver plays music great with ARC hdmi.

I dont know how to test the receivers inputs since i dont own a cd or dvd player.
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Any help and tips would be appreciated.
 

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Hello!

I got a new receiver (denon AVR 2312) and preamp Cambridge Audio 540P yesterday but i cant get sound out of my turntable and i have no idea if the problem lies in the preamp, receivers input or just sound settings on the receiver. I have the preamps output connected to the CD input on the receiver. Otherwise the receiver plays music great with ARC hdmi.

I dont know how to test the receivers inputs since i dont own a cd or dvd player.
Rest of my parts are in my signature.

Any help and tips would be appreciated.
Forgot to mention. I am not sure the power cord for the preamp is original. there's no brand name on it but the light lights up
 

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Update. My tech savvy friend came over to take a look. it's most likely the preamp. Even though the preamp seems to be working properly when checking with a multimeter it just doesnt do its job. he took a look inside and one part is swollen and about to blow.
 
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Update. My tech savvy friend came over to take a look. it's most likely the preamp. Even though the preamp seems to be working properly when checking with a multimeter it just doesnt do its job. he took a look inside and one part is swollen and about to blow.
Doesn't explain why your phone wouldn't work either when connected to the amp.
Get your savvy friend to connect something like a cd player and try that.
It's still possibly an issue with settings on the amp itself.
 

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Doesn't explain why your phone wouldn't work either when connected to the amp.
Get your savvy friend to connect something like a cd player and try that.
It's still possibly an issue with settings on the amp itself.
i figured i could plug my piano into the reciever and that also works fine.
 

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i figured i could plug my piano into the reciever and that also works fine.
i think i proved it's the preamp now. i connected the turntable straight into the receiver and i got sound it was weak as you'd expect without a preamp but at least there was sound. when i had the preamp connected there was no sound whatsoever.
 

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I am not sure the power cord for the preamp is original.
That's important.
I own a 540P, so I've just checked.
The original, correct power supply is 12volts A.C. 500mA.
Get your mate with the meter to check that whatever PSU you've got, is giving out 12 v AC.
(His first reaction might be to set his meter to DC volts - he should be looking for AC volts).

If he gets a DC volts reading, your PSU is not the original.
 

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That's important.
I own a 540P, so I've just checked.
The original, correct power supply is 12volts A.C. 500mA.
Get your mate with the meter to check that whatever PSU you've got, is giving out 12 v AC.
(His first reaction might be to set his meter to DC volts - he should be looking for AC volts).

If he gets a DC volts reading, your PSU is not the original.
 

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i will bring it tomorrow to him. in the meantime that's the psu. it's 12V. not sure if AC or DC tho
That one is DC and capable of giving out up to 3 Amps - which means that someone gave you a more expensive one than they needed to 🤪
Importantly though, it should have done no harm.
But if someone is careless enough to lose the original....who knows what they might have powered it with before you got it?
 

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That one is DC and capable of giving out up to 3 Amps - which means that someone gave you a more expensive one than they needed to 🤪
Importantly though, it should have done no harm.
But if someone is careless enough to lose the original....who knows what they might have powered it with before you got it?
true that. i'm just glad my reciever seems ok. only paid 10€ for the preamp
 

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i will bring it tomorrow to him. in the meantime that's the psu. it's 12V. not sure if AC or DC tho
The label you posted shows 12V DC. There are supplies on eBay that claim to be either genuine or equivalent supplies for your preamp. If it was sold as working then the seller wasn't being honest as it wouldn't work with the PSU provided. I just hope you haven't damaged it by connecting it to a DC supply.
 

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I fear that the seller may have known the Cambridge was defective - then just bunged you any old power supply - as long as it lit the blue LED.
yeah i agree. seems odd though. he's in his late 50s, lives in a nice house in the better part of the city. he obviously has money.
 

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