TCC TC-750 Audiophile Phono Preamp, Pre-amp (Preamplifier)
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Amazon Customer Reviews
Most Helpful First | Newest First (5 out of 5)Beyond excellent for the money...
This phono stage sounds better than some "budget audiophile" units costing over $100.00 and has comparable specs. I tried an upgrade to a $200.00 phono stage and came back to the TC-750. The pricier preamp didn't sound any clearer to me... just thinner. Vinyl played through the TC-750 sounded more like I remembered it... smooth.
It is definitely worth the extra money over a cheaper phono stage that won't give you accurate frequency response and won't list specifications for deviation from the RIAA curve. This one matches the RIAA curve to within .5 db accross the entire audible range which is very acceptable in the $100.00+ range. The cheaper preamps also tend to have an audible hum in the background. This one runs dead quiet.
This is a fantastic bargain on an entry-level phono stage. It won't pay to go cheaper, get bad sound and buy another... or even worse... never know how good your vinyl could have sounded. You couldn't buy a better phono stage without spending quite a bit more. Buy with confidence!!!
EDIT: Do not pay $94.99! I don't know why a seller with an outrageous price is popping up as the main seller now. Frankly, I'm a little upset that my glowing review is now being used in an attempt to rip people off. The original seller Phonopreamps.com sells them for under $50.00 shipped. Look under "other sellers".
(5 out of 5)Absolutely Fantastic, Better Performance Than I Ever Hoped
I have a fairly large collection of operas on LP's and had been having a friend transfer some of them to CD's. Unfortunately he seemed to have trouble keeping system noises, humming and buzzing, from entering the recordings so I decided to try for myself. I have an old Technics direct drive turntable equipped with a Stanton pickup. I read another review on the TC-750 which impressed me, so since this preamp was relatively inexpensive I decided to give it a try. It arrived shortly after ordering particularly for Hawaii, and I hooked the turntable up to the TC-750 and that in turn to a VCR which is plugged into the sound card of my computer. Using Nero software that came with a Sony DVD burner I captured several of the operas and burned them onto CD's. I cannot emphasis to much how elated I am with the sound. It is absolutely clean and smooth. The sound reproduction is perfect. I am totally estatic with the performance of the relatively inexpensive TC-750 phono preamp, and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to connect a magnet phono pickup to a standard audio imput.
(5 out of 5)Works flawlessly, better than advertised.
I received this preamp well before the expected ship date, and it arrived in perfect condition. I had it hooked up in less than 2 minutes and it worked even better than I thought. It does exactly as it was advertised and to my supprise I didn't have to add a ground wire. No buzz or hum. The records sound just like they did when I purchased them. Some well over 40 years ago. I have over 1500 albums in my collection almost all in perfect condition and I am pleased to say that I will now be able to play them over and over again for many years to come. I am very happy that this item was available.
(5 out of 5)Great Little Pre-Amp
My son recently bought a used turntable and needed a pre-amp to hook up to his computer. In lieu of cheaper models, I decided to check out the TC-750 based on the better tech specs for this model. We've been very pleased. We had the turntable hooked up to my receiver with integrated phono pre-amp before this arrived, and we think this sounds better. My son's not a high end audiophile, but he thinks he can tell the difference with this pre-amp, which is all that matters. Simple to set up and came with the cable needed to hook to the computer line-in. Looks good and has the ground connection for the turntable as well. I give it 5 stars not because its probably as good as some $1500 tube pre-amp (I'll never know) but for the performance and features at the price. My son is likely to upgrade the turntable some day but will make sure he can bypass any integrated pre-amp it may come with since this one may be hard to beat.
(5 out of 5)This company (and this product) rocks !
I was considering the purchase of a USB turntable to archive some of my old vinyl. Then I thought .. HEY !! I haver a Creative Labs X-FI Platinum card and software out the wazoo for this kind of thing. I also have a variety of high-end amps, mixers, etc. but always ended up with weak signals or horrendous buzzes when I tried to capture disk to digital.
In my frustration, I looked at eBay for a phono pre-amp, but was not impressed with the affordable options. My next step, when eBay doesn't pan out (OFTEN)is to look at new stuff on Amazon (which ALWAYS comes through.)
As typical with Amazon buys, this showed up at my doorstep nearly INSTANTANEOUSLY !! At least, I ordered like midnight on Thursday, and it was here before noon Monday !!!!
I hooked it up in a few second (but realized the GROUNDING WIRE is key to killing the hum). Apparently a lot of units in this price range omit this ESSENTIAL feature.
My first record recorded like a DREAM !!! All the warmth of vinyl (minus the hiss and pops). The end result is better than the original. I produced a Jazz album back in the '80s and have been trying to find a way to get the originals of the BETA VH-1 tapes. Now I don't need to worry. The original master disks from vinyl sound better than the the digital masters to my ears.) I may just re-release it on CD this way.
WELL worth the low price, and as I've experienced with Amazon before, my expectations were far exceeded. Kudos to both companies !!