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: Phono Plus USB Phono Preamp
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from: ART
Binding: Electronics
Brand: ART
Color: black
EAN: 0840402016465
Feature: The USB PhonoPlus V2 is an ideal low cost interface solution for transferring any analog or digital audio source via USB.
Label: ART
Manufacturer: ART
Publisher: ART
Sales Rank: 282
Special Features: The ART USB Phono Plus V2 phono preamp lets DJs and vinyl enthusiasts digitize their vinyl more easily and effectively than ever. USB connectivity streamlines the connection to your computer, while an RIAA-type preamp boosts the phono signal to line level for connection to analog mixers. The improved ART USB PhonoPlusV features a headphone level control, as well as a three-position switch that allows 'pre,' 'post,' and 'mix' headphone monitoring. A low-cut switch also helps eliminate rumble and
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  • The USB PhonoPlus V2 is an ideal low cost interface solution for transferring any analog or digital audio source via USB.


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The ART USB Phono Plus phono preamp acts as an interface between your computer and a wide variety of analog and digital sources. The analog inputs are switchable between Phono and Line level signals and a low cut filter removes rumble and wind noise...



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A great product
I seldom write reviews for products I purchase, but this little box is just too cool! It's solid. It's compact. Got every feature you need for digitizing albums or tapes. I thought about buying a USB turntable, but if you have an old turntable (I'm using a 25 year old Dual) it's probably better quality than a new USB turntable. I've recorded about 20 albums so far without any problems. I save WAV files which I then burn to CD's using Roxio, I then use iTunes to convert to mp4 for my phone.

The only reason I give 4 stars instead of 5 is because the software that comes with it is a bit cumbersome to use, it does not automatically detect tracks. I gave up manually detecting and saving individual tracks and instead I save a whole album side as a single WAV file. You're supposed to listen to the whole album anyway, right?


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Professional Grade!
This is much more than a basic phono pre-amp (which is my main purpose).
Hardware quality is excellent. Both the phono and USB output signals are extremely clean.
The adjustable premap with clipping indicator light allows me to get the best possible signal without cutting off any sound. This would be impossible to determine with a more basic preamp.
I am very happy with this product.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Easy To Use, But...
My goal: to convert vinyl records into CDs.

After looking at the available USB turntables, I realized my old Technics linear tracking turntable is way better than any of them. So the solution for me was to buy a USB interface, which, it turns out, means a USB phono preamp.

I did some comparison shopping before buying the ART Phono Plus 2. There are a couple of similar products. One in particular has good specs. It claims USB 2.0, whereas the Phono Plus 2 only claims USB 1.1.

However, that unit made no claim to having a monitor output, whereas the Phono Plus has quite a nice monitor interface. In particular, it lets you monitor the sound coming right off the preamp. This is necessary if you want to do any manual fading when recording, because the sound coming out the computer speakers has at least a 2 second delay from what's coming off the needle.

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Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - ART USB Phono Plus incompatible with my iMac (Aluminum)
I tried using the ART USB Phono Plus with a new iMac (Aluminum case), but was unsuccessful. Roughly a third of the way into recording an LP and a terrible hum would develop. It would then be necessary to shut down the iMac in order to get rid of the hum. ART shipped me another unit under warranty, but I continued to have the same problem. I tried various cables, each of the three USB ports on the back of the computer, etc. No luck. I've since purchased the (much higher priced) RME Fireface 400 and have been extremely satisfied by the quality 96kHz/24bit recordings I've made of my better LPs. I've been using Amadeus Pro on the Mac as recording software after finding Audio Hijack Pro extremely buggy at higher sampling rates. For me the Audacity software had a rather cumbersome interface.



 

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