Pluto is a compact, audiophile-quality phono preamp. Hand assembled in Boston, MA using high quality components. Compatible with all MM (moving magnet) cartridges. Comes with shielded RCA cables and a three year manufacturer's warranty.
Works as advertised, my only other experience with pre amps was the built in on my previous TT (AT-120LP).
On the plus side, it is a nice-looking solid piece that feels of substantial physical quality, has a low noise floor for the price range, and is arguably a tad better than cheap phono stages built into some of today's turntables and/or the fare in the $50 range
Sturdy build
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U-Turn Audio comes through yet again with another great piece of American-made equipment for us audiophiles.
On the plus side, it is a nice-looking solid piece that feels of substantial physical quality, has a low noise floor for the price range, and is arguably a tad better than cheap phono stages built into some of today's turntables and/or the fare in the $50 range
Both are nice pieces of kit, but not high-end by any means
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We have nice entry grade audiophile type equipment (entry level Paradigm speakers, good Yamaha AV receiver/amp, good Gotham cabling).Much better preamp than my serviceable $50 phono
I'd say for $99 you get what you pay for: a solid entry level pre-amp that provides decent amplification for those using receivers without a phono input
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On the plus side, it is a nice-looking solid piece that feels of substantial physical quality, has a low noise floor for the price range, and is arguably a tad better than cheap phono stages built into some of today's turntables and/or the fare in the $50 range
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I got what I was looking for - a nicely designed and made phono pre-amp that is a very nice step above entry level without getting into a ridiculous price range
Like the design and small footprint of this product.
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Before purchasing, my system was comprised of a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon DC Turntable, a Yamaha A-S301 Integrated amplifer, and a pair of SVS Prime bookshelf speakers
We have nice entry grade audiophile type equipment (entry level Paradigm speakers, good Yamaha AV receiver/amp, good Gotham cabling).Much better preamp than my serviceable $50 phono
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However, I think the reason for that result was, the test track was of poor quality, and the Pluto's constrained presentation muted some of the unpleasantries in the source material
The sound quality is great : you can't tell its there at all.
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Solid product with great sound and wonderful customer service
Sound was far inferior to my vintage 80's mid-fi phono preamps
And just like that my girlfriend's U-turn Orbit cranks out amazing sound from two small desk speakers
The left channel wasn't working properly and the other channel had a strange and distant sound
As for the sound, at first it didn't blow me away compared to what I had, but as I began A/B testing between it and Yamaha built-in, the difference was pretty pronounced, the Pluto has a much fuller mid-bass to it which really helps warm up the sound
Therefore, I cannot ground my turntable, and am left with the buzzing hum that accompanies an ungrounded turntable
The Pluto comes with a ground - a necessity for many turntables, especially older ones like mine, that are not themselves grounded - but this requires that the Pluto is grounded
I like U-Turn's turntables, but don't recommend this product
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I've been running a premium Ortofron Blue stylus and MM cartridge (2-25,00 Hz dynamic range) in an Audio Technica LP 120 turntable with very satisfied results using the phono's inboard preamp
The dynamic range was quashed and there was muddy
The dynamic range was quashed and there was muddy
I got what I was looking for - a nicely designed and made phono pre-amp that is a very nice step above entry level without getting into a ridiculous price range
But I can't ignore the 20-25,000 hz dynamic range trying to reproduce through the U-Turn preamp with a top end of 20,000 Hz.
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Pluto is a compact, audiophile-quality phono preamp
Hand assembled in Boston, MA using high quality components
Compatible with all MM (moving magnet) cartridges
Comes with shielded RCA cables and a three year manufacturer's warranty.
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