How to connect a turntable to Audioengine speakers

How you will need to connect your turntable to your Audioengine speakers mostly depends on the kind of turntable you have. Many modern turntables, such as the Audio Technica AT-LP120 and Music Hall USB-1, have a built-in preamp and include a switch on the back for "line" or “phono”; in order to use this kind of turntable, just connect the output of your turntable to the Audioengine powered speakers and select "line". With turntables that do not have a preamp, you would need to add one in order to bring the instrument level signal of the turntable up to line level; there should also be a place on the external phono preamp to attach the ground wire from the turntable. In our experience, most older turntables don't have a preamp built into them.