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Not all records are pressed the same – due to the poor quality of vinyl used, some sound considerably nosier than others. Wear and tear can play its role in reducing the quality, too. With its subsonic filter, the Solo filters out low frequency rumble; reducing distortion and protecting your speakers’ woofers from excessive wear.
It’s true that Behringer products can be hit and miss, but we’d call the PP400 a ‘hit’. It’s affordable, and can enhance an inexpensive record player and boost the signal significantly. Not on the top-end of the market, but for home audio enthusiasts on a budget. The amplification is reliable, and it meets the RIAA standard with EQ that give a rich sound and highly accurate representation of the sound. That’s the lot as far as physical features go. There’s a defeatable auto power-down function, which puts the Duo in standby if it’s been idle for more than 20 minutes, and a subsonic filter. There’s a cleanness and a purity of purpose to the way the Alva Duo is turned out – which is oddly, but definitely, pleasing. Cambridge Audio Duo sound quality – Broad, warm characterSwapped the stages again, so now Blue stylus and CA stage - sounded a little dirty. Same increased detail as before (down to the stylus) but didn’t sound as clean.
The Soundsmith MCP-2 preamp might sound pricey to start with, but many of the preamps out there cost far more. This is a hand-made product to keep the quality high. BayouTiger - It looks like a very interesting product but over my budget, And yes I will consider adding a separate power supply, prefer not to because it will bounce me the price quite a bit but it is an option! You're probably right about the small units
Cambridge Audio new Solo and Duo phono stages
The Cambridge does a little bit of everything, and it does so while looking and feeling the money’s-worth. If you’ve got a record player you can’t hear, the Alva Duo is for you. You shouldn’t buy the Cambridge Audio Duo if…
We have state-of-the-art testing facilities in Reading, London and Bath, where our team of experienced, in-house reviewers test the majority of hi-fi and AV kit that passes through our door – including phono preamps (or phono stages). The THD is low, and there’s even a filter for inaudible low sounds that can stop rumbling. A WIMA film capacitor gives clarity to the sound. Hoping this will help some out there looking to buy a phono preamp - I've been playing around with three for the last week and comparing them side by side;That happened to....... In real life it was far noisier in my environment than three other phono stages with a factory spec of ~78dB S/N A-weighted." ----> good point! Some amplifiers don’t offer sufficient grunt. You could buy a new one that does, but it’s likely to be a big upgrade, especially as you might otherwise be happy with your amplifier. So instead, you should buy a preamplifier (or phono stage, as they’re sometimes called). That way, you can get a workable output from your turntable without having to bin off some of your system. Cambridge Audio Duo design – Impressively put together
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