On Thu, 08 Mar 2018, 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?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadraphonic_sound Basically, unless you have quadraphonic vinyl, and the right stylus for the quadraphonic mode, you probably don't care about the rear channels. [And really, you probably want a better turntable and stylus anyway.] -- Don Armstrong https://www.donarmstrong.com Live and learn or die and teach by example -- a softer world #625 http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=625