On Thu, 8 Mar 2018, at 19:43, Doug wrote: > Somewhat off topic, but I'd like to know, if anyone reading here does, > what to do with a phono player that has four-channel output: > Four RCA jacks in the familiar red and black colors. I know there were > for a short time four-channel disks, but I only have a modern stereo > input amplifier. I believe that the original intent was to have two > speakers in front of you, and two speakers behind you. And of course, > I only have stereo (2-channel) recordings. Anyone know what to do > with these outputs?
If you have no 4-channel discs, then I doubt it matters. You might want to try either the supposed-front pair, versus the supposed rear pair to see if you prefer the sound from one or other... supposing that the cartridge in the player is also 4-channel-capable. If the cartridge is a 2-channel one then presumably only one pair of outputs are connected anyway? There's maybe a risk that playing stereo discs on the player will damage the discs or the player. I have no idea. There may be websites, forums, or newsgroups where you could get better advice. I used to spend a lot of time on "rec.audio.pro", though asking there would be more an appeal to people who might know of such machines rather than a pro-audio question. -- Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own.