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phono preamp break-in machine

Buying a new phono pre- amp. My dealer says there is a machine that receives a cd signal that is playing a break-in disc. This signal is fed into the phone preamp and "brakes" it in. This method by-passes playing hundreds and hundreds of hours of vinly on ones turntable. Dealer can not remember the name of this machine. Anyone know the source where I can purchase such a machine if it exists? Thanks for your help.
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ralvarad
7 posts
 
if your electronic equipment is unlistenable right out
of the box, you have a problem
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drubin
3,274 posts
 
Yes, you get it. The CD puts out a very low-level signal so as not to overload the phono stage. Reversed RIAA equalization too, though I wonder why that matters.
jdombrow
371 posts
 
"This method by-passes playing hundreds and hundreds of hours of vinly on ones turntable." Why is this a problem? Isn't that why you have a turntable?
sidssp
1,077 posts
 
CD signal is too strong to go directly into phono amp. You will need something like this:

http://www.hagtech.com/iriaa2.html
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drubin
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>CD signal is too strong to go directly into phono amp

Not with the Granite Audio disc -- that's the whole idea.
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