dlaloum wrote:It also has the advantage of a high quality regulated power supply in the AVR, whereas a lot of the more economical phono stages use wall warts - which deliver relatively dirty power. Designed to amplify and EQ your vinyl records, the DJ PRE II from ART allows you to play and record into a variety of sources including your digital audio workstation, sound card, home stereo, or main monitor system. A separate RIAA preamp is necessary when you are connecting a turntable to a mixer that does not have one built in. The ART DJ Pre II Phono Preamp is a preamplifier specially designed for phono signals, which enables the connection of turntables to line inputs.

Main FeaturesCombination RIAA Phono preamp and DI boxRIAA EQ curve for proper playback responseRCA, 3. There is of course a difference that CDs are mastered to 0dBFS (all too often) whilst LPs can be cut to any arbitrary level depending on how long each side is, and what level the cutting engineer wants to achieve. This is my first proper turntable setup, and was wondering if anyone has any comparison thoughts between the ART DJ and the Mani… would it be a noticeable upgrade for me, and if so, what differences would I notice? I used a signal generator to balance the Scarlett channels and use the PREII to set the recording levels. The ART DJ Pre II phono amplifier can, for example, be integrated into DJ setups in which very old-school turntables are used.Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. You must be employed at least 16 hours per week, self-employed, retired in receipt of a pension or receiving disability payments. I have to admit, the ART does have a bit more sparkle and a touch more bass with a little bit of impact over the built-in pre. I would much rather see a S/N ratio of, say 70dB but a 25dB overload margin, than 80dB of S/N ratio and less than 20dB overload margin. com/audiosciencereview), or upgrading your membership here though Paypal ( https://audiosciencereview.

And afterwards, you would have to remember to turn it back down - otherwise the AppleTV would be ear-shatteringly loud! Instead of having the main volume jacked way up, I have it at the same level as I would with any other input, and that alone probably made the largest improvement. The RIAA is responsible for one end of this because there is that extra gain there which causes more limited headroom. The low cut filter can be switched on or off, and you can notice a slight decrease in bass when switched off. Housed in an all aluminium black anodized case, the DJ PRE II can be powered by a wide variety of external supplies.

Here we have three graphs: one for Pluto and two for DJPRE II with its filter switch to Flat and Low Cut. Other than some strange phase shift at low frequencies and lower input dynamic range, it actually beats the more expensive u-turn Pluto in the rest of the measurements. That's why I think it's best to adjust the gain to your liking as I don't think there's a universal rule of thumb that will work for everyone. Andertons Music Company is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, firm registration number 716155. Andertons Music Company acts as a credit broker and not a lender and only offers credit products from Secure Trust Bank PLC trading as V12 Retail Finance.