Thanks Tom. I have a Pioneer hi fi TT from a garage sale that does me fine for casual dubs. Guess I won't feel the need just yet for one like this! I dont' do 78s... only Lps, personal use. <L> Lou Judson Intuitive Audio 415-883-2689 On Mar 5, 2011, at 8:08 AM, Tom Fine wrote: > No level control, and it's been complained about in various online > reviews. I think they put in a pretty wimpy preamp (1 IC with the EQ > network before the chip and/or in the feedback loop) and run it full- > bore, which nets out to safely low level not to overload the non- > great A-D chip and USB/SPIDF sections. As I said, this is not > transfer/archive grade, but it's better than other multi-purpose USB > turntables I've seen and read about. The better isolation and S- > tonearm alone make a good case for it. As I said, I prefer the sound > quality avoiding the built-in electronics but they aren't so > terrible that I wouldn't use them to make a quickie digital dub of > lower-fidelity material. > > -- Tom Fine