Pyle Ultra Compact Phono Preamp - Mini Turntable Preamp for Audio - Guitar, Microphone - RCA Input/Output for Record Player - Receiver - Amplifier - PP444

Read in entirety: I purchased a Technic turntable, old-school, have a complete zone home ent. system, using sonos as well as wired speakers with the HTD control module and amp. I hooked up this system myself, I am very tech savvy, takes alot to stump me... Now that that's out of the way. The turntable I purchased used is a mid to high grade Technic, came with a Pyle preamp that had no ground, turntable did not come with ground wire either, this is important, noted later. I initially connected the turntable to the preamp "in" that I had, not this new one, with no ground, then connected the preamp "out" to my receiver "in", then receiver "out" to my controller "in", no sound and loud annoying hum. I then tried to connect the preamp "out" to my sonos connect "line in" bypassing the receiver, same results, then tried connecting directly to my controller, same results. Researched, completely baffled, did I lose my techi touch? Scratching head, discouraged, defeated? Not on your life! I ordered a factory ground wire for my turntable and this preamp with the ground connection, then... I started all over again preforming the same connections as before but with the turntable ground wire connected, initial loud hum happened, then went away and had dead silence. Scratching head again. NOTE TO THOSE CONNECTING TO RECEIVER OR OTHER THAN AN IN WALL HOME SYSTEM... the most important thing to know, if you connect this preamp and put it too close to an amplifier or other high electric output it will still hum, this needs to be seperated a little bit, keep reading. My final setup is removing my receiver altogether, turntable to "in" on preamp, preamp "out" to sonos connect "in", sonos is connected to controller, ground wire connected to turntable and preamp. Placed preamp next to turntable on shelf above controller and amplifier, only about 6 to 8 inches apart but shelf appears to add a buffer. Everything on, no hum, but no sound. Tilting head questioning again, more googling. For my system, my controller controls the volume up and down not the music source, I had to put the sonos sound level for the line in to 10, auto delay to medium, autoplay on to include grouped rooms but turned off autoplay volume, this makes it so music will start once the needle hits the vinyl, line out level is pass through because I have a controller, and wala, sound. Now it will play on my sonos without me using my HTD controller but it won't hit my wired speakers in group until I turn that on but when I do it all works. IMPORTANT GROUND WIRE and PREAMP NOTE... If you have a turntable that has a built in preamp you should not need this, read up on your system as some newer ones have one built in and it's a matter of flipping a switch on the turntable. If you have an old school turntable you are trying to connect to newer technology you most likely will need this AND the ground wire, the ground wire helps to disperse the bad waves to a non audible source and keeps the good sound going where it should, to simplify the why, if you do not ground your turntable you could still have a hum. Some turntables have a ground screw or plug in connection located where the red and white are plugged in, some ground points are on the under bottom of the turntable, I've seen some where you have to open the turntable to get to it, research your turntable if it has a ground point, if it does anywhere and you still have a hum, connect a ground and place the preamp away from high electric output sources. Enjoy your tunes. Good luck!

I purchased my Yamaha stereo during that period in the 90's when few amps and receivers had phono capabilities. For awhile now, I've had to listen to my records in my basement on an old Pioneer, which is nice, but I've always wanted to hear my music in my living room. While replacing my stylus at a well reputed stereo shop here in Seattle, I saw the PP444 on the shelf. After doing some research and reading reviews, I decided to give this unit a try. I couldn't be happier. My turntable now works with all my other components... everything, including my HDTV, comes out of the Yamaha stereo. I'm in audio heaven. Time to invite some friends over for music night. The unit is well built with a small metal case and solid connectors; even the ground is a sturdy brass screw. There is an unobtrusive green indicator light to let you know the unit is operating. The compact size of the unit allows me to put it conveniently out of the way. From my perspective, the sound is great (though I don't much care for the sound quality of MP3s, I'm not much of an audiophile). Amazon's price was great, too: More than half of the price charged by the stereo shop. I wanted to buy local but hey, Amazon is local for me. I ordered this Saturday night. With the two day shipping for Prime customers, this was on my doorstep at Noon on Tuesday. With Amazon's return policy, this was a no-brainer, worry free investment. So glad to have stumbled across this in the first place!! NOTE: You will need separate (not included) RCA cables to connect this unit to your stereo. If your turntable doesn't have cables, you'll need a second set to connect it to the preamp.

It's a great little device, but has a couple of quality issues. There are no output specs on this as far as +4/-10, and usually RCA jacks would suggest -10 consumer input level. Well, when I set my mixer to -10 operation, this thing drives everything bonkers, only one side works, either left or right. It would play both for about a minute, then go back to bonkerville. I finally figured trhat using +4 Pro(usually XLR/TRS) levels(maybe that's the name Pyle Pro)......it works as it should...L&R, levels are slightly low, but clean now. The only other issue is the EQ response is not what I would consider as the right curve. The low end is just not there. I know that vinyl records were generally pressed using less low end for efficient groove cutting, but the RIAA curve is supposed to compensate and flatten the response to a better frequency response. It's a good thing I have EQ on the board(4 band fixed), because it needs about +2db at 12K, -2db at 3K, +2db at 500hz, and +4db at 80hz to sound right in a Studio environment, through JBL LSR25 Studio Monitors. I almost sent it back, but there's nothing else out there at this price point, so I'm just living with the fact that it needs EQ from my console for listening and transfers to CD. So, for the price, it does the job and I'm happy with a small device that brought my Technics Linear Turntable back from the ashes(had to clean(old dried lube clogged it up and threw the small belt), re-lubed, etc......had been sitting boxed for over 20yrs).

Purchased this pre-amp 6 months ago because I my reciever amp lacked the phono section. It works great and I understand any hang up since the name reputation of the product isn’t very good. If you’re like me and you wanted to listen to records but you have a newer AV amp without a phono input this will get you there just fine. Sound is clear, easy to install, small and tucks away so nobody can see it’s a Pyle. I wouldn’t be opposed to buying another in the future

Easy to install and now I can listen to my records, which sound great! Highly recommend.

So far, so very good. Perfect item, no humming [are you guys sure you're connecting your turntable's ground wire to this preamp via the little thumbscrew on it, or even just to the chassis of your amp? Overlooking that step is guaranteed hum] but I'll update this review if that should change. I have Pyle's other mini preamp, the black one that's a few dollars less expensive and the RCAs are at each end instead of on the back, connected to the rig at my office at work and use it daily and it's been perfect and reliable so I hope the same for this one. The grounding thumb-screw on the black one was hard to connect with the bare ground from the turntable as there's no place for the screw to bite into the wire so I had to add a small connector at the end to ensure a good connection, otherwise the bare wire slips out of the thumbscrew if you try that method. On this silver one, the thumbscrew was crazy tight and I needed pliers just to unloosen it and it, too, has a slick screw and surface so nothing to bite into the wire, but that turntable already had an end crimped onto the grounding wire so the thumb screw is holding that securely. I'd buy it again and, with as many turntables as I have, I probably will.

Bought this to go with my first turn-table and returned it within a week! It turns out records are not pressed with a flat EQ, an industry-standard equalization is applied as a form of compression. Then a phono pre-amp is supposed to apply the mirror RIAA Equalization, to offset that and bring back the original balance. This pre-amp does NOT apply RIAA Equalization, making records virtually unlistenable, which calls into question why this product exists (and still exists 10 years later). In addition to being unlistenable, there was a very loud hum in the line. Worse, if I turned up the the volume a little this Pyle was clearly receiving an FM radio station. I replaced the Pyle with a "ART DJPREII Phono Preamplifier" that has worked well ever since. FWIW that was 2014 and I'm just typing the review 10 years later, since Amazon asked. However this was memorably a Pyle of shi* and probably the only thing I've ever returned to Amazon on the basis of a flawed design making it useless for it's intended purpose.

When used in conjunction with a Ortofon 2M Blue stylus, in a measured A/B comparison with the Radial JD33 (a very solid, nice-sounding solid state phono preamp -- much more expensive than the Pyle, although by no means is the JD33 "audiophile" expensive), the Pyle has noticeably less subs and open highs than the Radial has. I should note that I have also a/b'd numerous other preamps against the Radial JD33 and the difference is not usually as drastic as is in this comparison. The Pyle is heavy on the middle of the mids and light on the extreme ends of the frequency spectrum. It's also got about 1.5dB lower output than the JD33, in this setting (which means very little in the grand scheme of things, and doesn't necessarily mean it sounds worse...just means its output is perhaps a tad lower than some other pres). With mediocre speakers and mediocre sounding vinyl, the Pyle preamp is totally fine, if you're on a budget and aren't worried about flat frequency response. Has a "woody" and "vintage" sort of sound. Not very Hi-Fi (although not completely lo-fi either). You get what you pay for. It does work and seems to be built well, and takes up very little space. Don't buy this if you really truly care about sound quality though, unless this is all you can afford.

Gran artículo

I bought this device on July 14 2014. It has worked flawlessly ever since to boost my vintage 1981 Technics turntable signal to a modern receiver with no preamp on board. Excellent sound and no interference noise at all. My vinyl collection is played regularly thanks to this little preamp.

Pleased with this product as it did what I brought it for. After buying a new hi-fi system, my record deck did not give any sound output. I needed a pre-amp to supply the amplifier and this item did the job excellently.

Chegou antes do prazo e funcionando perfeitamente,muito bom pré-amplificador .

Great item