Phono pre-amps as low as $36 shipped?

candyliquor35m
candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
edited May 2007 in 2 Channel Audio
Did anyone else see these advertised on gmail or tried them? No affil.

http://www.phonopreamps.com/index.html

I guess it was going to happen sooner or later since phono interest seems to be on the rise. Good ol' supply and demand economics.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,505
    edited May 2007
    I dont know man, I've heard some cheap phono pre's that sounded like arse. I've never heard these though.
    Living Room 2 Channel -
    Wiim Ultra. Jolida CD player. Fiio k11 R2R DAC, XTZ as300 Edge amp. Focal Cobalt 826 towers,

    Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
    Classe Audio 5 Preamp, DIY1200as2 Icepower Amp x 2, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E70 Velvet DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Polk LSi15's with MM840 woofer upgrade.

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  • Spacedeckman
    Spacedeckman Posts: 96
    edited May 2007
    I've had them from "mid" priced to stupid. Stupid won out. $36 ain't gonna cut it.

    Mark
    System:

    VPI Scout/Benz Ace
    Sutherland PH2000
    Arcam CD72
    Yamaha DVD-CX1 (primarily for CD..26 lbs, all BB D/A)
    Audioprism Mantissa w/Reference PS
    Parasound HCA750 (temporary)
    Audiovector M1 Signatures
    Kimber 4TC x 2
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited May 2007
    They are probably similar to the preamps thrown in older receivers. Meant only to do the job. If you look at the cheapest one it is identical to the one RS sold 20 years ago. I had one of those back in the day. It did the job but of course I would have never known how bad it was back then. It would be better than nothing for sure but just a crutch until you got a real one.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,941
    edited May 2007
    Everything you always wanted to know about cheap solid state add-on phono preamps may be found right here:
    http://www.audioxpress.com/reviews/media/403hansen2090.pdf

    This is several years old, but the generic players likely haven't changed, and Jim Hagerman's Bugle is still probably a great bargain, especially if you buy the PCB and source the parts yourself.
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  • bikerboy
    bikerboy Posts: 1,230
    edited May 2007
    I use the bugle from Hagerman. It sounds better than the phono section in my TAD-150. It was easy to build and sounds great considering the price. I want to get his Cornet tube phono amp next.
    Main system: Lyngdorf TDAI-2170 w Polk LSiM 703/ Pioneer 42" plasma w Flex Streamer, Sangaen HDT-1tuner
    Vinyl: Nothingham Spacedeck->Pioneer PL L1000 linear arm->Soundsmith DL 103R w Contact line stylus->SUT->
    Bottlehead Eros
    Digital: I7 PC w/ Jriver playing flac -> Sonore Ultrarendu -> Twisted Pair Audio ESS 9028 w/ Mercury IVY
    CD: DIY Shigaclone
    Vinyl rips: ESI Juli@24/192->Goldwave->i7 PC server
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