Phono preamp wanted, was Re: [sdiy] What makes a transistor "low noise"?

Roy J. Tellason rtellason at blazenet.net
Sun Nov 7 19:28:32 CET 2004


On Friday 05 November 2004 04:33 pm, ASSI wrote:
> On Freitag, 5. November 2004 17:31, Metrophage wrote:
> > I often see op-amps labelled as being less noisy than general-purpose
> > types, but typically not for transistors.
>
> If a transistor is low-noise, the datasheet usually proudly states that
> on page 1 and at least one of the application examples used to be for a
> turntable pickup preamp.

Speaking of which,  does anybody have a simple circuit for a phono preamp? I'm 
looking to interface to a sound card,  and would prefer something that can be 
configured (switched?) for either mag or ceramic cartridge.

Been looking for this on the 'net for quite some time,  and haven't found it!




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