Further signs of the End of the Age(?) -- Analog Planet gushes over Pyle phono preamp(?!)

mhardy6647
mhardy6647 Posts: 33,801
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https://www.analogplanet.com/content/19-pyle-phono-preamp-anything-crap

Well, gushes may be overstating things a bit, but they do seem to like it... for nineteen bucks.

I am just sayin'.

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Looks to me like they're kinda sorta copyin' the Schitt-y aesthetic, no?

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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,428
    "Pyle", "Schiit", the jokes just write themselves.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,415
    The main difference as I see it, is that one floats and the other sinks.
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,133
    Most of us here would scoff at it but it undoubtedly has a spot for someone that doesn't have a phono section is on a tight budget or is just starting out in the wonderful world of vinyl.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,801
    audioXpress, many years ago, did an excellent survey of the cheap phono preamps available at the time. There were some sonic disasters, and some good ones.


    I'm not sure whether this one would be cost effective, even at 19 dollars... maybe. I concur there's only one way to find out... but I would think that the target demographic for a preamp like this is likely to buy a turntable with a built-in preamp.

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  • K_M
    K_M Posts: 1,629
    edited February 2019
    One is a rectangular silver box with connectors, and the other is a .......

    Seriously would be nice to see a response graph.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    motorstereo wrote: »
    Most of us here would scoff at it but it undoubtedly has a spot for someone that doesn't have a phono section is on a tight budget or is just starting out in the wonderful world of vinyl.

    LOL, maybe...but I would gather if one is testing the waters of vinyl with this piece, they'd be dumping the format fairly quickly.
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    I hope Schitt and Pyle merge
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,148
    Someone at Analog Planet drew the short straw having to do that review.
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,133
    tonyb wrote: »
    motorstereo wrote: »
    Most of us here would scoff at it but it undoubtedly has a spot for someone that doesn't have a phono section is on a tight budget or is just starting out in the wonderful world of vinyl.

    LOL, maybe...but I would gather if one is testing the waters of vinyl with this piece, they'd be dumping the format fairly quickly.

    Not necessarily.......I'm still spinning vinyl and I started with a GE Wildcat with a ceramic cart some 45 years ago. This thing would've been a huge upgrade for me at the time.
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  • displayname
    displayname Posts: 1,148
    edited February 2019
    The author of this review is much earlier in his vinyl journey than Fremer, who we normally hear from at AP. I get the feeling they added someone with less vinyl experience to make AP more accessible and interesting to the millennial audience still getting into vinyl for the first time. Personally, I think it takes a little bit away from the AP brand, but I can see why that decision was made.
    I think it would be interesting if they did the same at Stereophile, especially focusing on the growing segment of WiFi based wireless speakers and streaming kits.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    End times fer sure
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,801
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    I hope Schitt and Pyle merge

    Don't laugh -- it could happen.

    I mean, it's a short leap from FIAT/Chrysler to Schiit/Pyle. (or Pyle/Schiit, alphabetically).
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    I hope Schitt and Pyle merge

    I get it, I wonder if they would call themselves Schitt Pyle or Pyle of Schitt.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,415
    gudnoyez wrote: »
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    I hope Schitt and Pyle merge

    I get it, I wonder if they would call themselves Schitt Pyle or Pyle of Schitt.

    The owners first name is Gomer...
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    gudnoyez wrote: »
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    I hope Schitt and Pyle merge

    I get it, I wonder if they would call themselves Schitt Pyle or Pyle of Schitt.

    The owners first name is Gomer...

    His wife's name is Aida
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  • oldschlpolkie
    oldschlpolkie Posts: 101
    Would the merger create a new model with a brown box instead of silver? Schiit Pyle Model number 2??
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,415
    And shipped wrapped in an exclusive Charmin gift box.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,801
    oldschlpolkie wrote: »
    Would the merger create a new model with a brown box instead of silver? Schiit Pyle Model number 2??


    Dunno -- but in the glory days of hifi, HH Scott offered their kits with lovely poo chocolate brown faceplates.

    13380463353_0b8592783e_k.jpgScott tuners by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

    HH Scott (kit) LT-10 mono FM tuner atop a non-kit Scott 350 FM MPX stereo tuner.
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