If your turntable has an inbuilt cable, you won't need one of these. 1x stereo audio cable to connect your turntable to the amp/receiver.Receivers include a built in radio, which is the only difference. NOTE: Although we will use the term amplifier for the rest of this tutorial, a receiver can perform the same task in its place. If your amp doesn't have a phono IN port, you may need to buy a phono preamp or turntable with an inbuilt preamp. 1x amplifier or receiver, preferably with a phono IN port and stereo audio OUT port (usually labelled REC).This is sometimes called line IN (Not sure if your computer has Line IN? See step two under Connect your turntable to your computer). 1x turntable with stereo audio output or inbuilt stereo audio cable (these are usually red and white).Stereo to 3.5mm converter What you'll need See 'Should you clean your records?' in our Turntable buying guide.

Also, if your records are looking a little worse for wear, give them a good clean-up. Next, make sure the turntable's tone arm is weighted and that anti-skate and tracking force are set correctly to ensure optimum sound quality. Conversion takes place in real-time, which means 25 minutes worth of music will take 25 minutes to record. Connect your turntable to your computerĬlear a big working space that you can occupy for extended periods.This gives you the opportunity to digitise your record collection without shelling out for a new turntable. Unfortunately, most good-quality turntables don't tend to include a USB output, but it's still possible to connect them to a PC via a typical home amplifier. USB turntables tend to produce fairly average digital audio files, but you can get good results with higher-end equipment. Find out more about fact-checking at CHOICE. Checked for accuracy by our qualified fact-checkers and verifiers.

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