Perhaps a dumb question...


What exactly does a phono preamp do? Remove noise? Clear up dynamics? What is the purpose? I've noticed even my school's relatively cheap listening rooms uses a very basic phono preamp, I'm just interested in what exactly the effect of it is that makes it worth spending money?
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Showing 1 response by jkphoto

Two purposes ...

Raise signal level so that appropriate volume at the speakers can be reached ...

Equalize the signal off the LP which is not recorded flat, but rather to the standards of an RIAA Equalization Curve.

Good Listening!