phono preamp volume. Archived from groups: rec.audio.high-end () I wonder if anyone can help. I have a modern Yamaha receiver which therefore needs a phono preamp when connecting a turntable to it. The turntable that I have - the Bush MTT1 - has built-in...

have a gain control. Thanks for your very informative response. Based on the link you posted earlier, the iMic is clearly deficient as a mike input. But using a line-level input from a phono preamp would appear to make most of its faults largely irrelevant....

and skip the Phono Pre amp altogether and do the RIAA equalization in software. To me this looks like a real attractive alternative to the more traditional approach of Turntable >Phono PreAmp> Sound card. It also saves me $600 to $1,200 in cost which...

from groups: rec.audio.high-end () Chung wrote: >> First of all, phono preamps can sound quite different. I have seen phono>preamps with almost 1 dB of error in the audio band, and I would think > that those would sound different than another one...

an analog sensor or signal source. For instance a phono pickup required a different preamp than a microphone. In general usage, an audio preamp also contains the switches and controls, whereas a power amp often has...

Turntable report. Archived from groups: rec.audio.high-end () Hi all, A couple of weeks ago, I solicited opinions on whether I should pruchase a new lower cost TT like the Pro-ject, et al, or refurbish my old Denon DP-62-L that had been in storage for...

feeding Snell Type A's. We also listened to Threshold preamp and a few others. The Holman was so "closed in" and had a cardboardy and gritty quality that I couldn't stand to listen to it for more than a few minutes...no matter what the volume level. Most...

it is a class A or class AB amp. If the hiss level changes with the volume control, then the majority of the noise is coming from electronics prior to the volume control: the preamp buffers, and sources such as CD players, phono preamps, etc. If the...

with the differential input stage, outputting an unbalanced signal to the preamp. Since the converter runs off the rack power that the preamp does, I figure that should eliminate the ground source problem. I've tried lifting the ground connection, making...

will sound improve with a sacd player?. Archived from groups: rec.audio.high-end () I am really happy with my current system. It is basically a NAD Cd player, Golden Theater pre-amp and amp and Triangle speakers and a APEX dvd player wich I like because...