(29-Aug-2018, 14:39)gregleo Wrote: [ -> ]Reviving this thread as I'm looking for some feedback on what you guys bought and if something new was released since...
I'm looking for a Phono Stage doing A / D converter which also works as a pre-amp for my Beyerdynamic TP5 headphones allowing me to plug my turntable on my Gold Phantoms. I'm ready to spent around €500 ($600) or slightly more if it's worth the investment.
As of now, reading several topics on this forum, I'm tempted by the "Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital" but reviews are only ok / good.
Would that be the right purchase for my budget or something else in mind?
I am using a setup that is no longer sold, but you might get it pre-owned at a good price. I like the Musical Fidelity Merlin, it is kind of a jack of all trades. Very versatile box with lots of input and output options.
I am as well still struggling to find out how to best connect a turntable into my phantoms/dialog.
I am testing the ADL Stratos from Furutech but realized the optical out is only available when there is a digital in signal. Some posts are mentioning a computer could be used to trick the ADL and then still have the optical out functioning when connecting a phono. Could anyone describe how they succeeded with this method in more details?
Then we have the NuWave Phono Convertor.
https://www.psaudio.com/products/nuwave-...converter/
No Toslink opticcal out but I suppose a coaxial SPDIF to Toslink converter (
https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Toslink-D...B0788GBJHD) could work. I suppose there is no loss in quality because it is a simple media converter (digital to digital). Could anyone please confirm this?
Finally I was looking at beis.de kits and found out that Uwe has recently partnered with a few other HiFi enthusiasts to produce a nice box based on his AD24QS kits.
http://beis.de/Elektronik/SSB/ADICON/ADICON.html
This could probably do the trick. It even has a headphone amp. Has anyone tried it out?
Thanks a lot for the feedback I could already read on this forum. Very interesting.
(11-Sep-2018, 18:43)misterpete Wrote: [ -> ]https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/...dc.218793/
Check this out, I used to own one, great piece of kit.
Thanks indeed. Great piece of equipment
Unfortunately, this option would require a phono preamp in my case.
The Adicon has this built in plus the headphone amp. I think I will give it a try and report back on this forum.
Anyone suggested the M2Tech Joplin mkii ?
All it does is ADC and a ridiculously good and flexible phono stage - and all in one box with a super cool VU meter to stare at!
I have one it’s most excellent