Parasound - Zphono

"That Parasound box is the bomb. You would not believe how good it made a 200-gram copy of Hotel California sound. It totally smoked the CD in my A/B comparison. Bass was big and creamy smooth. The vocals were like live in the studio. And the top end was crystal clear and sizzling from my Bostons. That Parabox was the best $150 I've spent in a while. I am amazed at how quiet the system was during the track runoffs. This set up made that 30-year-old Marantz sound like high-end new gear. You are the man. Making the world safe and affordable for old-school audio geeks like me." – Frank Dominici, Acoustic Sounds customer

An entry-level phono preamp for a very reasonable price. We don't think you'll do better for $199.99. Take those LPs out of storage and get back to the real sound of vinyl. This elegantly simple and affordable component allows your turntable to be used with any preamplifier or receiver. Long live vinyl!

• Works with all line drive preamplifiers
• RIAA curve accurate to 0.25 dB
• Ultra-low distortion
• Switchable gain for moving magnet or moving coil cartridges
• Exclusive AC polarity switch to eliminate hum
• Ultra high-speed, low-noise opamps
• Audiophile grade resistors and capacitors
• Gold-plated RCA input and output jacks
• Unique half-rack width chassis; 1 rack space high
• Fastening hardware available for rack mounting
• Parasound 10 year parts, 5 years labor warranty
• Gain at 1 kHz: MM, 46dB; MC, 61 dB
• Input sensitivity at 1 kHz: MM, 5 mV in for 1.1 V output; MC, .9 mV in for 1.1 V output
• Input impedance: 47 k ohms
• Input overload: MM, 200 mV; MC, 36 mV
• RIAA accuracy: 0.25 dB, 20 Hz - 20 kHz
• S/N ratio: MM, 84 dB; MC, 58 dB
• Power requirement: 115 V - 230 V, 60/50 Hz, 5 W
• Dimensions: 9-1/2" w x 1-3/4" h x 10" d, 2" h with feet
• Net weight: 4 lbs.