NAD Electronics introduced the PP-3 Digital Phono Preamplifier, an accessory that integrates turntables into stereo systems and allows LPs and other audio sources to be copied directly to a PC.

When I plugged the NAD PP 2e external phono preamp into my amplifier, the difference was stark. The sound was richer and rounder, the disappointing flatness of my new stylus had dissipated.

That's why dedicated phono preamps come into the story. The NAD PP2i is a small grey box, just 1.9 inches tall by 5.3 inches wide by 3 inches deep. The front has no controls, the rear panel has ...

The £75 PP-3 USB digital phono-preamplifier combines NAD's PP-2 MM/MC phono preamp with an analogue-to-digital converter with USB interface. Combined with VinylStudio Lite PC software (included on a ...