I have never set up a turntable. Even my MH was already set up cartridge wise. Can anyone point me in the direction i should go? What tools will I need? Where do I get them?

tools need:-
protractor,
stylus force gauge
tweezers
needle nose pliers
allen keys
screwdriver
spirit level.
a set of ears
a good eye.
an lp or 2

Here's a good place to start :

http://soundt.18.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=912&st=15

The DVD "20th Century Vinyl" is an excellent source for guidence when setting up a TT, IMO.

what is mc, or mm on the cartridge, my question is, how do you know what setting it goes on? i have an audio-technica AT 160ML cartridge, but nowhere in the directions did it say what my pre-amp switch should be set at,

it has a high output value of 5 mV, the switch on the pre-amp has this 47k "dont have the symbol for upsidown horseshoe" 220pF so it might look like this 47K^220pF, 47k^330pF, what are these and which choice do I use, there are more but didnt want to try to put them down here.

elroy

http://www.moving-coil-cartridges.com/

MC is moving coil, and MM is moving magnet, being moving magnet it would most likely be the 47k 220pf. the 47k is the output and the 220pf is the capacitance,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_cartridge

The AT160ml is a well respected cartridge, originally around $400, enjoy!

Jim

thanks for the input, i bought 2 of those cartridges back in 80's when I was in the service for 61.95 each. thanks again for the expanation,

with all the recievers I have owned over the years none of that stuff was even considered, like microsoft, just plug and play.

I will say this, my albums have never sounded better.

elroy

welcome back to the lp world there is nothing like it.

I must say, even with all of the work Lp's take they are worth the effort, welcome to the dark side!

Jim