The Bugle2 phono preamp circuit board
(Credit: Jim Hagerman)
More and more people are getting into vinyl and buying turntables, but to get the best sound you need to buy a separate "phono preamp." Some entry-level turntables come with built-in preamps, and that's a great way to get started, but if you want to really bask in all-analog glory you'll need to step up to a separate phono preamp. Look around on Amazon and you'll see a vast range of models, and some are decent enough, but they're not going to sound as good as a high-end phono preamp.
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The thing to understand about phono preamps is the magnitude of their job. They have to amplify the miniscule signal output of a phono cartridge, which is just a few thousandths... [Read more]
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