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Your cart is empty.The ART USB Phono Plus phono preamplifier / audio interface is the perfect solution for transferring your prized vinyl collection to your computer. It also makes an ideal audio interface. The USB Phono Plus sports a high-performance RIAA phono preamp with a low cut filter for pristine audio transfer. There's a healthy compliment of analog and digital I/O onboard, and front-mounted gain and signal/clipping indication let you optimize a variety of analog sources. The unit is sheathed in a tough, all-aluminum case. If digitizing your records is long overdue, pick up the ART USB Phono Plus. ART USB Phono Plus Features at a Glance: An easy, great-sounding solution for digitizing your vinyl! A/D-D/A: 16 bit, 44.1kHz or 48kHz, USB selectable from computer Digital Audio Interface: TOSlink Opto In to and Out from USB, S/PDIF coax In to USB Mac: OS9.1 / OS X computers with native USB support Windows: 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7
phso
Reviewed in Germany on December 16, 2024
Der ART USBPhonoPlus v2 hat mich rundum überzeugt. Ich nutze das Gerät in Verbindung mit meinen Aktivlautsprechern und einem Computer – hier ist es einfach genial, dass die Stromversorgung bequem per USB erfolgen kann. Kein zusätzliches Netzteil, kein Kabelsalat – einfach einstecken und loslegen.Die Klangqualität ist für meine Ansprüche hervorragend. Egal ob ich alte Vinylplatten digitalisiere oder die Musik von meinem Plattenspieler direkt über meine Aktivboxen laufen lasse: Der Sound ist klar, ausgewogen und detailreich. Zudem funktioniert das Gerät problemlos mit meinem Sonos ERA300 per USB-C. Damit spare ich mir den sonst notwendigen 3,5 mm Klinkenadapter und kann direkt loshören. Dadurch nutzt man den hochwertigeren Analog digitalwandler des ARTs, was im Vergleich zu merklich besserer Klangqualität führt. Für mich als Sonos-Nutzer ist das ein echter Mehrwert!Klar, man darf in Frage stellen, ob der Betrieb eines Turntables and einem für Dolby Atmos ausgelegten Lautsprechers Sinn machen, aber was anderes habe ich aktuell nicht zur Hand und auch räumlich wenig Möglichkeit. Über Sonos streaming kann ich dann aber meine Platten ebenfalls im Nachbarraum auf meinen 2 SONOS ERA100 hören. Insegesamt also ein rundes Setup :-).Auch in puncto Verarbeitung gibt es nichts zu meckern: Das Gehäuse ist robust und wertig, die Regler laufen sauber und es wird ein sehr professioneller Gesamteindruck vermittelt. Die Bedienung ist angenehm einfach, die Ausstattung ist umfangreich und sinnvoll zusammengestellt. Die optischen Ausgänge habe ich selbst nicht getestet, da ich sie bisher nicht benötige, aber es ist schön zu wissen, dass das Gerät auch hier vielseitig gerüstet ist.Insgesamt bin ich sehr zufrieden. Wer eine hochwertige USB-Phono-Vorverstärker-Lösung sucht, die flexibel einsetzbar ist, exzellent klingt und sich nahtlos in bestehende HiFi- und Streaming-Setups integrieren lässt, macht mit dem ART USBPhonoPlus v2 definitiv nichts falsch!
MARK OSMORE
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2022
This pre amp is fantastic..... Adjustable gain is very useful..... As is the clipping light. The sound from this little box is awesome..... Great connectivity and a headphone amp built in .....I love it
Cliente
Reviewed in France on May 8, 2021
Le préampli Phono est très pratique et facile à utiliser. La qualité du son est parfaite et la possibilité d'etre branche seulement par USB semplifie la vie. Pas de problème sur la livraison.
Andrea 74
Reviewed in Italy on October 24, 2019
l ho comprato incuriosito dalle recensioni..in quanto possessore di un nad pp2i,del quale,non ero per niente soddisfatto,e pagato più del doppio di questo!...devo dire che sono rimasto stupefatto,dal suono e la dinamica di questo Art pre phono plus. lo consiglio,perché paragonato al prezzo e un prodotto stupefacente. una pecca per questo non ho dato 5 stelle,il fatto che non forniscano alimentatore,ed ho dovuto fare,un attenta ricerca,per trovarne uno adeguato. cmq il risultato è stato ottimo.
Elsa Bilham
Reviewed in Canada on October 8, 2018
The ART USB Phono Plus is built sturdy for travel (portable recording). The adjustable gain is great for getting the best signal to noise ratio. It works great with my 40 year old turntable (ground terminal on the Phono Plus) and my new Marantz receiver. All the controls you need are on the front so there is no need to pull it out to adjust something. There is software included that will run on MAC or Windows if you need to import music to digital.Overall great value for the price. Great delivery too, got it before the due date. No negative issues found.
JoeC
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2010
After years of looking at my collection of LPs waiting on the shelf to be heard again, I finally researched USB turntables and USB preamps. I quickly realized that the Technics turntable sitting on the shelf all these years only neeeded a good USB preamp to come back to life. I narrowed my search to this Art V2 Phono preamp because it gave me the ability to connect to my PC for digitizing my album collection as well as provided a preamp I could use with my home theater setup that doesn't have a phono preamp input.After a couple of weeks of recording albums to my MP3 collection with this preamp I'm completely satisfied with its function and performance. It does everything I expected and needed from a preamp and analog to digital conversion device. The headphone monitor feature is a nice addition (not found on other preamps I researched)which I've found useful when searching for track breaks on albums while I work with splitting songs on the recording software (more on that below).The one blemish I do have to comment on with this product is that I had to return the first one delivered due to a malfunction. The left channel didn't work on that unit. That's the only reason I rated this four stars rather than five. Hopefully this is untypical of their overall product quality. Thankfully, Amazon's return process is very easy and I had the defective unit processed for return the same day and another one on order. Two days later I was busy recording LPs with a new unit that worked flawlessly.This preamp does come with a CD containing Audacity recording software. I never even loaded that on my PC. After some research on recording software I decided to purchase VinylStudio by Alpinesoft. I strongly recommend this recording software. It is extremely easy to use and does everything I could imagine someone would need for transfering their LPs to MP3.Overall, very satisifed with this product and very happy with the value for about $69.
Gil L
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2010
I purchased and received the ARTcssories USB Phono Plus in the past 2 weeks and used it today. It was easy to set up and I will not go into detail about specs as others have covered it well. I will instead use simple and plain lingo on my experience in using this product.I unpacked the unit, plugged in my Technics SL-1200M3D RCA plugs and the ground wire (yes, there is a place on this unit for a ground wire) to the back of the unit. I then plugged in an extra set of RCA wires to my mixer so I could hear LP's as I played them. I flicked the switch on the front so I could hear what was playing and then connected the USB plug to a USB port on my desktop. I downloaded Audacity from the internet for the newest version and opened it. This unit is powered by USB which is nice and does also have AC Adapter bundled. My computer recognized the unit and my computer automatically switched my audio to 'USB Audio Codec' and I was set to go.I put on an album and started to record the song in the middle in order to get sound level correct in the Audacity program. This Phono Plus also has a volume/gain knob so you can adjust volume input to your computer program that you choose to use. I set my input level very low on the Audacity software program so I can use the phono Plus's volume knob. Once I got the volume level I wanted, I erased what was recorded in Audacity and reset the stylus to beginning of track and hit record in Audacity again to record the song. (The Audacity program is one of many that you can use, but since I have Nero for editing my WAV files, I use Audacity only for just going from vinyl to digital. Audacity will also allow you to edit what you recorded).I exported my newly recorded song to a file on one of my hard drives as a WAV file. I then edit in Nero and cut out the silence and maybe adjust volume levels more. I leave in the abnormalities from my albums like small clicks or pops that happen here and there as my albums are in good condition and I enjoy the natural sound and do not want to edit this out. I then encode the WAV files to MP3-320 and MP3 Pro so I can play them on different portable devices. I save the WAV files too for making cd's.I am very happy with this unit and works as intended. Hell, I may even take out my 8-track player and record 8-tracks with this thing and record the tapes as they are but have them on cd. This unit will allow you to hook up about anything with RCA plugs. I also have an ION USB turntable that actually works very well, but it feels like a toy compared to my Technics. By the way, this Phono Plus unit does not feel cheap and seems quite solid. It is made with aluminum and rubburized sides, not plastic.
Luis Martino A
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2009
This little preamp is in itself a sound marvel. It has a superb phono preamp built in, which can be disabled if you like to use the preamp as a transfer device for a cassette player, or a Reel To Reel, for instance. It has an USB port to connect the preamp to the computer, so you can transfer any sound source to your computer without using the computer sound card.It has a output for headphones, with an integrated volume control for the output. You can even hear the sounds of your computer with it if you like, and it also has a switch which allows you to compare what you are recording in real time vs. the source. As you can see, this preamp is more like an external USB sound card, with a built in RIAA phono input.The gain of the preamp is fully adjustable via a gain pot and the help of a led indicator. If in some passages of the track the led turns red, that means that the gain is set up too high, so you can decrease the gain a little to avoid distortion.It has also a ground post to connect the ground wire of the turntable, in order to decrease any unwanted hum. It also comes with a free recording software, but I personally preferred to use Nero Wave Editor to do my transfers.All in all, you can't go wrong by buying this preamp. Even if you don't plan to do any LP to CD transfer, this amp is worth buying because it's superb RIAA phono input. It is really better than the other preamp I had previously, a Pyle Pro one, with better gain and better sound too.
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