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On Mon, 24 Jul 2006, Michael Czeiszperger wrote:
> Ah, I was assuming that the RIAA spec included the output levels and
> impedance. If you use a phono pre-amp it should take care of both the
> output levels and impedance to make it match better for the now-
> standard inputs of an amplifier expecting a signal more like you'd
> get from a CD player.  If you take the output directly from a
> turntable without a pre-amp and stick it directly into a sound card
> you're asking for really bad sound, even if you can undo the RIAA
> curve in software.

I don't think the RIAA spec has anything to do with gain. I don't see 
where you get that the gain being different would adversely affect the 
sound unless it was so hot it was distorting.


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