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Pass Labs XP-25 Phono Preamplifier
- Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
- Published on 09 May 2011
Pass Labs is highly renown for their audio components, some of which are pure Class A. Besides preamplifiers and power amplifiers, they also produce phono preamplifiers (also called phono stages), having begun with the Aleph Ono in 1997. The XP-25 is their latest version, which was designed by Pass Labs engineer Wayne Colburn.
Bryston BP-1.5 Phono Preamplifier
- Written by John E. Johnson, Jr.
- Published on 24 March 2011
With vinyl experiencing such an incredible comeback over the past few years, so have phono preamplifiers, a.k.a., phono stages. They are required because the output of a phono cartridge is so low - on the order of 0.3 mV to 5 mV - that the inputs of preamplifiers that don't have phono stages can't amplify the signal enough for the power amplifier down stream.
PS Audio GCPH (Gain Cell Phono Stage)
- Written by Rick Schmidt
- Published on 24 March 2008
Vinyl is back!!! If you get a new turntable, you will likely need a nice phono stage to connect the cartridge to your preamplifier. PS Audio has a good one. Read our review to see what we found. Note that this will work to make excellent music files for your portable music player.
