Pyle Mini Phono Turntable Preamp - Low Noise Stereo Preamplifier with RCA Input/Output - 12V DC Adapter - High-Fidelity Audio for Vinyl - Phonograph - Home Audio - PP999

I will start off by saying I am not an audiophile or a music expert in any way. But this thing works and solves my problem I need to get an old Technics turntable to my newish Denon AVR without a phono input. And it does just that. I have been using it for at least 6 months now and it still works good. All you have to is plug the left and right into it and screw in the ground wire from the turntable to it and then plug the power cord in the wall. Then connect the other left and right into an avr or a powered speaker. Everything that plays through it sounds fine and clear. No static or weird sounds. Is it a vacuum tube fancy pants thing? No. Do I care? Also No.

My brother got me a super nice record player for my birthday, and I FRIED THE INSIDE WITH ThE WRONG DC CORD. omg I felt like such an idiot. My dad suggested this instead of bringing it to a shop for repair, and voila! It works better than before. The sound improved immensely. Super grateful for this cheap solution to my mistake!

This phonograph preamp really does the job it sets to do well. It does not alter the sound in any way, just amplifies to a line-level input; I use it with a line input on a stereo from 2005 and find that I need to have its volume on the stereo set twice as high as any other input (tape, CD, radio) but makes it usable. The lack of volume isn't a big deal though as that provides wiggle room if I were to add a tube preamp to adjust the sound as well, which often those can increase volume to bring it up to the other line levels. The ground works well and there is no hum from the turntable at all. The construction seems very solid, but you can tell cost-effective measures were taken to keep it affordable while keeping the build quality great. For example I initially had the left and right channels reversed when I hooked it up because the colors on the phono input were incorrect; the same RCA plugs were used on each side and that made the colors backwards on the input side... they are labelled correctly on the case of the unit so follow the label on the case instead of the color! Also the ground screw is not a thumb screw as pictured but a very stiff hex screw; I needed to use a pliers to actually move it to get the ground wire secured in place, but once it's done it's done. I do like that the unit itself is silent, does not get warm in the least, and has no lights to distract you. An on-off switch would be a nice addition but I solved this concern by having it on a switched surge protector (from Trickle Star) that automatically turns on when the stereo turns on. All in all a good product at a very good price point.

I have been cleaning and testing out antique stereo equiptment. I was given a turntable from the 1970’s and it had no built in preamp. This solved the issuefor a great price.

I don’t typically bother writing negative reviews but I felt it was important to let people who may not know any better know what they’re getting into with this preamp. I kind of knew it wouldn’t be that great given the price. But I saw plenty of positive reviews so I figured I’d give it a shot. Well, I tried it with two different turntables and two different sets of speakers. The sound quality is frankly abysmal. It adds tons of unwanted distortion, and is particularly noticeable in vocals. If you are just getting into vinyl or getting your first setup you might not know any better. And it could sound passable enough. But if you know what your records/setup are actually supposed to sound like you’ll be immediately disappointed. Yes it is dirt cheap and I know it’s tempting. But believe me, this thing will make your listening experience so much worse than it needs to be. I ended up getting the Fluance preamp, which admittedly is like 7x the price. But the difference is absolute night and day. I’m sure there are plenty cheaper than the Fluance that work just great. But this Pyle preamp just isn’t it. If you’re splashing out on a nice turntable and/or speakers (or even “okay” ones), don’t let a junky preamp handicap the whole thing.

It works very well for my player, no hum or other static disturbances.

Me sorprendió el sonido que salió de este preamp phono. Honestamente no esperaba mucho por su bajo costo, pero haciendo pruebas de comparación auditiva con circuitería de preamp phono de buen equipo vintage, no ha quedado mal.

I didn't even know what a preamp was until I bought a used record player that I plugged into a unit with no PHONO input (just AUX and TV). The audio was very quiet and weak. This preamp did the trick to bridge the 2 devices and allow proper, clean audio levels. Now I can start my vinyl journey! Easy setup, quality build, and functions perfect. Recommended!

Cheaper alternatives than repair the build in phono stage

I do appreciate good sound quality, but I’m no audio expert. I do listen to a lot of music and have a well trained ear for sound quality. With our vintage B&O record player and nice Edifier S1000db speakers with build in amp, the record player didn’t produce enough volume without a preamp. In my humble opinion it sounds absolutely great with this preamp. No hum or any background noises, perfectly clear sound. If you can hook up a record player you can hook this up, super easy. Quick shipping too in Canada. I recommend this product, especially for the price.