Customer Reviews

TCC TC-750 BLACK Audiophile Phono Preamp, Pre-amp (Preamplifier)

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I was considering the purchase of a USB turntable to archive some of my old vinyl. Then I thought .. HEY !! I haver a Creative Labs X-FI Platinum card and software out the wazoo for this kind of thing. I also have a variety of high-end amps, mixers, etc. but always ended up with weak signals or horrendous buzzes when I tried to capture disk to digital.

In my frustration, I looked at eBay for a phono pre-amp, but was not impressed with the affordable options. My next step, when eBay doesn't pan out (OFTEN)is to look at new stuff on Amazon (which ALWAYS comes through.)

As typical with Amazon buys, this showed up at my doorstep nearly INSTANTANEOUSLY !! At least, I ordered like midnight on Thursday, and it was here before noon Monday !!!!

I hooked it up in a few second (but realized the GROUNDING WIRE is key to killing the hum). Apparently a lot of units in this price range omit this ESSENTIAL feature.

My first record recorded like a DREAM !!! All the warmth of vinyl (minus the hiss and pops). The end result is better than the original. I produced a Jazz album back in the '80s and have been trying to find a way to get the originals of the BETA VH-1 tapes. Now I don't need to worry. The original master disks from vinyl sound better than the the digital masters to my ears.) I may just re-release it on CD this way.

WELL worth the low price, and as I've experienced with Amazon before, my expectations were far exceeded. Kudos to both companies !!

I have a fairly large collection of operas on LP's and had been having a friend transfer some of them to CD's. Unfortunately he seemed to have trouble keeping system noises, humming and buzzing, from entering the recordings so I decided to try for myself. I have an old Technics direct drive turntable equipped with a Stanton pickup. I read another review on the TC-750 which impressed me, so since this preamp was relatively inexpensive I decided to give it a try. It arrived shortly after ordering particularly for Hawaii, and I hooked the turntable up to the TC-750 and that in turn to a VCR which is plugged into the sound card of my computer. Using Nero software that came with a Sony DVD burner I captured several of the operas and burned them onto CD's. I cannot emphasis to much how elated I am with the sound. It is absolutely clean and smooth. The sound reproduction is perfect. I am totally estatic with the performance of the relatively inexpensive TC-750 phono preamp, and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to connect a magnet phono pickup to a standard audio imput.

My son recently bought a used turntable and needed a pre-amp to hook up to his computer. In lieu of cheaper models, I decided to check out the TC-750 based on the better tech specs for this model. We've been very pleased. We had the turntable hooked up to my receiver with integrated phono pre-amp before this arrived, and we think this sounds better. My son's not a high end audiophile, but he thinks he can tell the difference with this pre-amp, which is all that matters. Simple to set up and came with the cable needed to hook to the computer line-in. Looks good and has the ground connection for the turntable as well. I give it 5 stars not because its probably as good as some $1500 tube pre-amp (I'll never know) but for the performance and features at the price. My son is likely to upgrade the turntable some day but will make sure he can bypass any integrated pre-amp it may come with since this one may be hard to beat.

Am a long time audiophile with a fairly modest system (about 5-6k). Love good sound, and also love a product that performs well beyond what one would expect. This is such a product....I had recently upgraded my amp to a really lovely sounding unit with vac. tube pre and solid state output, but it has no phono. Orig. planned to buy an entry level audiophile phono pre for about $300, but kept seeing good words about this little TC-750, and it was so inexpensive the risk was minimal. Long story short, it is a delight. Very quiet with good inner detail, and excellent bass. Cannot say for certain but it may be just slightly to the warm side of neutral (or that may be due to my tube pre in the amp). In any case, a VERY slight cut to the bass control and a tiny boost to the treble brings the balance to what sounds neutral to my ears. Can say for certain that you will need to spend very considerably more to surpass it.

I bought this preamp roughly two years ago, since I had a Harman-Kardon surround AV receiver that needed a preamp for my ancient AR turntable and Grado FT3 cartridge.
I have spent my life building hi-fi speakers and otherwise keeping a high-quality stereo system through many technological changes. The current iteration includes self-repaired Advent large and small speakers, the HK, an Oppo DVD/CD player, and fine-sounding Nakamichi cassette deck.

All I can say is, this little $43. preamp fits right in and makes all my old vinyl sound really alive. There is virtually no hum, or other quirks other than pure sound. I don't need the ground wire as the connection cables ground the turntable chassis as well as the HK receiver.

Don't hesitate to buy this preamp. It is a bargain and a high-quality one at that.

As the product copy says, its about the same as the phono stage in a decent receiver. It does generate some noise, but not that audible unless you have a super kicking component system with high-end speakers. I can definitely hear an unacceptable amount of noise from my Sennheiser 555 cans through my Panasonic bX500 receiver; when I unplug the TCC-750, the noise goes away, so the TCC-750 is definitely the source. Not so bad through my bi-amped speakers, but noticeable. So not for audiophile headphone listening, but ok for plugging a moving magnet turntable into a surround receiver that does not have a phono stage and listening through your speakers. Three stars for sound, five for value.

The package was received in two days with standard shipping! As far as performance, I've only tested one other preamp in this pricerange and this one blew it away. Believe the other reviews, you won't believe how good this sounds. Crystal clear vibrant sound. I'm very happy with my purchase. Buy with confidence!

I received this preamp well before the expected ship date, and it arrived in perfect condition. I had it hooked up in less than 2 minutes and it worked even better than I thought. It does exactly as it was advertised and to my supprise I didn't have to add a ground wire. No buzz or hum. The records sound just like they did when I purchased them. Some well over 40 years ago. I have over 1500 albums in my collection almost all in perfect condition and I am pleased to say that I will now be able to play them over and over again for many years to come. I am very happy that this item was available.

I had done a fair amount of research prior to getting my turntable but failed to recognize why a preamp was necessary. The day I got my turntable in, I knew I had to find a good preamp on a tight budget. I had heard good things about this amp and they were right. The sound quality is great and does exactly what it's supposed to. I spent much less than I expected and got a lot more than I expected. I couldn't be happier with the service and my preamp.

This pre-amp does everything very well, but had I known the richer-sounding NAD and Cambridge Audio pre-amps are frequently available for only a little more I would've sprung for those. I'm not advocating audiophiliac tomfoolery, just stating that this competent product is exceeded by slightly more expensive products which shouldn't surprise anyone.

As it stands and for its asking price, this is a great product which does a great job of bringing my vinyl to life through my stereo. Very easy to set up, VERY fast shipping, and worry-free performance from the folks at Phonopreamps.com. I would buy from them again or recommend them to friends getting into vinyl, but as for me I'll move upmarket should this preamp ever fail.