ION turntable volume is low when plugged into a receiver.

remove rca plugs from speaker wires and wire the speakers to speaker connections on the back of receiver. The receiver may already have a phono input for a turntable.

Why whole you try to connect a computer accessories to an audio system? Even when both things are made for audio.
To bring digitising vinyl, closer to the computer user, ION produces record players, which don't output audio signals, but digital signals.
The digital signals can be read by a computer, when connected to a computer with the appropriate software installed.
If you want to connect the record player to an audio system, you need to rip it down. Trow out the digital part, and connecting correct cabling, straight to the cable coming form the PU element. Then you will be surprised, how little modern amplifies still can handle the low signal levels a PU element produces.
I'm sorry I have to say you can't use the ION turntable in a normal audio system, like you can connect any USB connector to a normal audio amplifier, unless you modify the whole system. And if you would modify, the sound coming form that system, would sound poor, considering what you have to pay for the ION, and the modification. A normal record player, with a correct pre amplifier that can be connected to the Bose, would be cheaper.

Turntable round cables need to be plugged into a "phono" input. Check behind your receiver....

most of today's receivers dont have the jacks for phonos...you will be able to plug left/right plugs into aux/cd (unless you are using a power amp) . is your phono equipped with the needle (cartridge) also? yes, then you are ready to play a LP/Album...turn volume down on amp or receiver place LP onto turntable needle on switch source selector to what you plugged into turn vol up slowly and enjoy

Have you checked the cartridge in the turntable arm?Also check to make sure receiver/tuner is switched to Phono or Aux..Also check to see if there is a speaker switch on receiver.

Hello. As per the post before me, if you have a receiver with a Phono input(many receivers don't have one anymore) the output of a phono cartridge is around 30 millivolts, vs 300 millivolts for a CD(10 times the amount) or any other line level device. A Phono preamp, also has RIAA(recording engineering standards)Equalization that provides the proper equalization for a Phono cartridge. As per the other post, yes, it will sound very low, and unnatural sounding. If the input you are plugging the turntable input into, doesn't say Phono, you can purchase an inexpensive Phono preamp made just for this very issue. You can try Radio Shack, or find something of better quality on the Internet.

Regards,

Dave

With my experience on Car audio systems, the main culprit for electrical trouble is Connectors.

Check the connectors; especially the RCA connectors (Round Coaxail connectors), unplug them and plug them back in while the CD player is playing. Any problem there will be obvious. If that's it, clean them off with a dry cloth, perhaps poke a Q-tip into the receptical to clean that.
Most often, just removing and re-attaching (or even just wiggiling) the connectors is good enough.

This is especially the most likely culprit if you live close the the ocean's salty air, or in a place that had roads salted for snow and ice.

Turntables require amplification, they have very low output on their own. If your Sherwood has an Aux input try using that, older receivers often had a built-in pre-amp on the aux jack. You can obtain a stand alone pre-amp for less than $50, I use one from mcm, #40-630.

Does your receiver have a dedicated phono input? If not you'll need to use a preamp between the turntable and receiver. Your other turntable may have a preamp built in and the Technics not.

If this does not help, please post the brand and model of both your receiver and your other turntable.

You will need a phono preamp. Ipods, radios and cd players all give out a LINE level signal..which means you can plug headphones or speakers, adjust volume and be set. A turntable needs a phono preamp. Usually a dj mixer or stereo receiver with a phono input is all that is needed. A simple phono pre amp is like $20 from radio shack.

keep me posted.