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Plug and Play A to D

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IS there sucha thing as a plug and plat A to d converter?
Need nonsweat way to plug phono preamp into a digital input.

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RE: Plug and Play A to D - David McGown 20:02:21 12/20/24 (0)
Audio by Van Alstine has a DVA A2D unit that is plug and play. It has two inputs, default set at 96KHz/24 bit, but internal jumpers to 192K. There is an analog pot for input level adjustment.

https://avahifi.com/products/dva-a2d
MiniDSP recently announced a stand alone A2D for $300 - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 03:18:26 11/30/24 (2)
See link
- https://www.minidsp.com/products/usb-audio-interface/adept (Open in New Window)
- Wow, nice product and reasonably priced - AbeCollins 09:57:57 11/30/24 (1)
  Compared to the Parasound Zphono USB at $250 the MiniDSP A2D at $300 is more versatile, better spec'd, and well worth the price difference.
  - RE: Wow, nice product and reasonably priced - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 17:00:13 11/30/24 (0)
    I've had a minDSP SHD for some years and use the ADC input for vinyl listening with no reservation. That product uses an AKM ADC but that was.pre-fire so I think they made a shift to ESS after that.
RE: Plug and Play A to D - tlea 12:56:15 11/28/24 (0)
This question comes up a couple of times a year, reliably, on the Computer Audio or Vinyl forum. A clue about budget expectations is always helpful.
Link below is the most recent discussion I can remember, including several recommendations.
Also, this: Redux

. . . in theory, practice and theory are the same; in practice, they are different . . .
- A/D converter for phono (Open in New Window)
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RE: Plug and Play A to D - ABliss 12:13:52 11/28/24 (0)
The Wiim Ultra will also take phono input and output the digital or analog.
RE: Plug and Play A to D - AbeCollins 09:51:16 11/28/24 (0)
You didn't say what TYPE of digital input you need to drive and what end result you were seeking.
Pro-ject Optical Box E below will accept an MM phono cartridge level signal directly into its RCA jacks -OR- a line level signal from your existing phono preamp. In the latter case you will need a 3.5mm to stereo RCA adapter cable. The product page is linked below. The Owner's Manual can be found on the product page under the heading "What's in the box:". It describes technical details including user selectable 48-KHz or 96-KHz output over Optical.
Pro-ject Optical Box E $180 at Crutchfield

If needed you can find dozens of these 3.5mm to
stereo RCA adapter cables on Amazon.

If you're planning to digitize vinyl LP's here's an entirely different solution that outputs via USB to a computer. It doesn't get much simpler than this. You can use the FREE Audacity software on the computer but there are others.

Parasound Zphono MM/MC Phono Preamplifier with USB

Parasound Zphono $250 at Audio Advisor

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RE: Plug and Play A to D - Leo loves music 15:35:56 11/27/24 (0)
Some cheap turntables have USB digital output. If you need a high end one, I am not familiar in this area. miniDSP starting point my guess?

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